Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG is Smith Partners Wealth Management LLC’s 3rd Largest Position

Smith Partners Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 544.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 153,091 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 129,320 shares during the period. Vanguard Growth ETF makes up approximately 10.5% of Smith Partners Wealth Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Smith Partners Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $13,187,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,922 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,945,000 after acquiring an additional 870 shares in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,859,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $320,000. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 142.2% in the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 722,843 shares of the company’s stock worth $316,894,000 after purchasing an additional 424,342 shares during the period. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,279,000 after acquiring an additional 158 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Performance

VUG stock opened at $87.93 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $227.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.22. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $86.28 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $82.38. Vanguard Growth ETF has a one year low of $69.63 and a one year high of $90.60.

About Vanguard Growth ETF

Vanguard Growth Index Fund, formerly Vanguard Growth ETF, is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Growth Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Prime Market Growth Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of growth stocks of large United States companies. The Index represents the growth companies of the MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index. The MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index represents the universe of large-capitalization companies in the United States equity market.