O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC Cuts Holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC lessened its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG – Get Rating) by 5.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 8,227 shares of the company’s stock after selling 440 shares during the quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $1,753,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VUG. Prudential Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 6.0% in the 1st quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 15,660 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,504,000 after purchasing an additional 885 shares during the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 27.9% in the first quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 8,588 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,471,000 after buying an additional 1,874 shares in the last quarter. Private Advisory Group LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 221.1% during the 1st quarter. Private Advisory Group LLC now owns 2,537 shares of the company’s stock worth $730,000 after buying an additional 1,747 shares during the last quarter. KC Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 53.7% during the 1st quarter. KC Investment Advisors LLC now owns 8,792 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,529,000 after acquiring an additional 3,070 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Permanens Capital L.P. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 2.1% during the 1st quarter. Permanens Capital L.P. now owns 330,899 shares of the company’s stock worth $95,167,000 after acquiring an additional 6,801 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VUG opened at $260.77 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $249.02 and its 200-day simple moving average is $235.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $85.33 billion, a PE ratio of 28.60 and a beta of 1.11. Vanguard Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $203.64 and a fifty-two week high of $267.61.

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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.