Montag A & Associates Inc. Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Montag A & Associates Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 23.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,617 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,209 shares during the quarter. Montag A & Associates Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $3,611,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VUG. EP Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 878.3% during the 3rd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,833,826 shares of the company’s stock valued at $771,679,000 after purchasing an additional 2,544,151 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $710,519,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $212,262,000. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $110,719,000. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 12,252,916 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,336,592,000 after purchasing an additional 350,950 shares during the period.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Growth ETF stock traded up $0.94 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $343.76. The stock had a trading volume of 531,358 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,028,895. The company has a market capitalization of $118.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $339.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $318.57. Vanguard Growth ETF has a one year low of $251.66 and a one year 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.