Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Has $192.74 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC decreased its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 1.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,583,087 shares of the company’s stock after selling 26,983 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned 0.53% of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF worth $192,741,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Founders Financial Alliance LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. West Paces Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $42,000. Optima Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $49,000. Finally, Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $56,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Down 1.9%

Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF stock opened at $123.23 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $42.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $123.39 and a 200 day simple moving average of $120.33. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $103.39 and a 12-month high of $132.94.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

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

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Company 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.