Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG Shares Bought by Zhang Financial LLC

Zhang Financial LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 28.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 61,213 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 13,601 shares during the quarter. Zhang Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $6,714,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of VONG. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 19.0% in the fourth quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 526 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 3.6% during the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 2,587 shares of the company’s stock worth $284,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares in the last quarter. Cedar Point Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Cedar Point Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,811 shares of the company’s stock worth $342,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 11.0% in the first quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 976 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 2.9% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 3,542 shares of the company’s stock valued at $427,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of VONG opened at $122.95 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $105.22 and a twelve month high of $132.94. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $126.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $120.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $43.18 billion, a PE ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were paid a dividend of $0.1592 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $0.64 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.