Howard Bailey Securities LLC Takes Position in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Howard Bailey Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 693 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $284,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Jennison Associates LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 219.4% during the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 2,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $994,000 after purchasing an additional 1,779 shares during the last quarter. First City Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 30.3% in the fourth quarter. First City Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,186 shares of the company’s stock valued at $487,000 after buying an additional 276 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning raised its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.4% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 271,283 shares of the company’s stock valued at $104,154,000 after buying an additional 3,749 shares during the last quarter. Worth Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 831.2% in the fourth quarter. Worth Asset Management LLC now owns 25,086 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,296,000 after acquiring an additional 22,392 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 34,615.3% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 5,487,441 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,252,265,000 after purchasing an additional 5,471,634 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VUG stock opened at $421.44 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $145.18 billion, a PE ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26. Vanguard Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $321.29 and a fifty-two week high of $428.69. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $418.37 and its 200-day simple moving average is $395.10.

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.