J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 13.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 55,757 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,576 shares during the period. Vanguard Growth ETF comprises approximately 1.0% of J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest holding. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $17,334,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. ARK Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 73.2% in the 4th quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 97 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Arvest Investments Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Orion Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $35,000.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Down 2.3 %

VUG stock traded down $7.57 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $322.33. The stock had a trading volume of 1,271,806 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,060,861. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $339.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $313.08. The company has a market cap of $111.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.31 and a beta of 1.24. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $242.98 and a 52-week high of $348.88.

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.