Osterweis Capital Management Inc. Sells 492 Shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Osterweis Capital Management Inc. lessened its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 80.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 123 shares of the company’s stock after selling 492 shares during the quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $50,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VUG. MSH Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $5,135,000. Zacks Investment Management lifted its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Zacks Investment Management now owns 2,812 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,154,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 409,440 shares of the company’s stock valued at $168,050,000 after purchasing an additional 15,663 shares in the last quarter. Everest Management Corp. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Growth ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $668,000. Finally, Iron Gate Global Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Iron Gate Global Advisors LLC now owns 4,683 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,922,000 after purchasing an additional 191 shares during the period.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Growth ETF stock opened at $351.21 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $384.94 and a 200 day simple moving average of $399.39. The company has a market capitalization of $348.07 billion, a PE ratio of 33.17 and a beta of 1.19. Vanguard Growth ETF has a one year low of $316.14 and a one year high of $429.11.

Vanguard Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 27th. This is a boost from Vanguard Growth ETF’s previous dividend of $0.46.

About Vanguard Growth ETF

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.