Renaissance Technologies LLC Buys 25,360 Shares of Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG

Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 2,186.2% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 26,520 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 25,360 shares during the quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $11,584,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VUG. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,922 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,945,000 after purchasing an additional 870 shares during the period. Jump Financial LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF during the second quarter valued at $1,859,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL purchased a new stake in Vanguard Growth ETF in the second quarter worth $320,000. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 142.2% in the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 722,843 shares of the company’s stock worth $316,894,000 after buying an additional 424,342 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC increased its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 3.3% in the second quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,922 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,279,000 after buying an additional 158 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of VUG opened at $85.20 on Friday. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $69.63 and a 1 year high of $90.60. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $86.06 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $81.65. The firm has a market cap of $220.40 billion, a PE ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.22.

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. The Index represents the growth companies of the MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index. The MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index represents the universe of large-capitalization companies in the United States equity market.