Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG) Sets New 1-Year High – Time to Buy?

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG)’s share price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $356.13 and last traded at $356.13, with a volume of 17211 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $349.26.

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF Price Performance

The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $343.04 and a 200 day moving average price of $329.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.04 and a beta of 1.13.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Liberty Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 54,043.6% during the second quarter. Liberty Wealth Management LLC now owns 438,563 shares of the company’s stock valued at $146,239,000 after buying an additional 437,753 shares during the period. Arista Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 256.4% during the second quarter. Arista Wealth Management LLC now owns 157,538 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,531,000 after purchasing an additional 113,339 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its position in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 91.5% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 78,856 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,028,000 after purchasing an additional 37,675 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 135.3% during the first quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 59,013 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,982,000 after purchasing an additional 33,931 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Petredis Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 80.3% during the second quarter. Petredis Investment Advisors LLC now owns 57,099 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,040,000 after purchasing an additional 25,427 shares in the last quarter.

About Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF

The Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of U.S. large-cap growth stocks VOOG was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.