O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC Acquires 6,386 Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 7.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 94,332 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,386 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $11,485,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 8.6% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,031,762 shares of the company’s stock valued at $485,265,000 after acquiring an additional 320,907 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,994,158 shares of the company’s stock valued at $481,296,000 after acquiring an additional 29,877 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 16.8% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,705,989 shares of the company’s stock valued at $404,694,000 after acquiring an additional 534,216 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 11.5% during the 4th quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,545,177 shares of the company’s stock valued at $431,625,000 after acquiring an additional 364,951 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 8.9% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,831,197 shares of the company’s stock valued at $220,659,000 after acquiring an additional 150,243 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF stock opened at $123.23 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $123.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $120.33. The stock has a market capitalization of $42.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $103.39 and a 52 week high of $132.94.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 24th were given a dividend of $0.1418 per share. This represents a $0.57 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 24th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Profile

The Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 1000 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of US large- and mid-cap stocks selected from the Russell 1000 Index with high growth characteristics, based on Russell’s style methodology. VONG was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.