Jim Saulnier & Associates LLC Increases Stake in Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG

Jim Saulnier & Associates LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 4,522.2% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 37,625 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 36,811 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF makes up approximately 1.5% of Jim Saulnier & Associates LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest position. Jim Saulnier & Associates LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $3,241,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VUG. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake 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 acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,859,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $320,000. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 142.2% during the second 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 last quarter. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 3.3% during the second quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,922 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,279,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VUG opened at $88.45 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $86.88 and a 200 day moving average price of $83.16. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $69.63 and a 1-year high of $90.60. The company has a market cap of $228.81 billion, a PE ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.22.

Vanguard Growth ETF Company Profile

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.