Harbor Investment Advisory LLC Raises Holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG

Harbor Investment Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 501.4% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 202,475 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 168,809 shares during the period. Vanguard Growth ETF makes up about 1.2% of Harbor Investment Advisory LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest position. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $17,441,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VUG. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 14.1% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 54,648,818 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,870,057,000 after acquiring an additional 6,771,524 shares during the period. Valpey Financial Services LLC increased its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 46,787.8% during the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 8,168,795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,985,228,000 after purchasing an additional 8,151,373 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,490,898 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,678,790,000 after purchasing an additional 24,146 shares during the period. TIAA Trust National Association increased its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 3,601,607 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,757,086,000 after purchasing an additional 89,760 shares during the period. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,690,059,000.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VUG opened at $89.09 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $86.06 and a 200-day simple moving average of $81.74. Vanguard Growth ETF has a one year low of $69.63 and a one year high of $90.60. The firm has a market cap of $230.46 billion, a P/E 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.