Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG Stake Lowered by Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.

Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. lowered its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 74.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 175,972 shares of the company’s stock after selling 516,141 shares during the quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $22,688,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 48.5% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 76,119,779 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,349,579,000 after buying an additional 24,863,877 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 6.8% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,410,693 shares of the company’s stock valued at $691,520,000 after acquiring an additional 343,780 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $265,170,000. Apollon Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 15.2% in the third quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,305,364 shares of the company’s stock valued at $168,301,000 after acquiring an additional 172,046 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 17.7% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,288,656 shares of the company’s stock valued at $141,352,000 after acquiring an additional 193,959 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of VONG opened at $117.41 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $43.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.00 and a beta of 1.17. The company’s fifty day moving average is $126.17 and its 200-day moving average is $122.88. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $105.22 and a 12 month high of $133.63.

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.