Renaissance Technologies LLC Makes New $8.74 Million Investment in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 79,700 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,742,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Apella Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 18.8% in the 4th quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 273,676 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,320,000 after purchasing an additional 43,231 shares during the last quarter. City Holding Co. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,206,000. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 100.7% during the 4th quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 21,372 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,602,000 after purchasing an additional 10,723 shares during the last quarter. Winthrop Advisory Group LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 386.5% in the fourth quarter. Winthrop Advisory Group LLC now owns 61,791 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,523,000 after buying an additional 49,091 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Yarger Wealth Strategies LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Yarger Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 175,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,309,000 after buying an additional 7,074 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VONG opened at $121.91 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $125.63 and a two-hundred day moving average of $120.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $42.81 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 $105.22 and a 52 week high of $132.94.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were issued a $0.1592 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%.

About Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

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.