Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG Shares Purchased by Bridgewater Advisors Inc.

Bridgewater Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 5,535 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 167 shares during the quarter. Bridgewater Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $2,512,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton raised its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 21.8% in the second quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 123 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,000 after acquiring an additional 22 shares in the last quarter. Wells Trecaso Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 2.7% during the second quarter. Wells Trecaso Financial Group LLC now owns 886 shares of the company’s stock worth $388,000 after purchasing an additional 23 shares in the last quarter. K2 Financial Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.5% during the second quarter. K2 Financial Inc. now owns 5,541 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,461,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.5% during the first quarter. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC now owns 5,217 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,935,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Balanced Rock Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.4% during the first quarter. Balanced Rock Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,893 shares of the company’s stock worth $702,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Up 0.5%

VUG stock opened at $498.85 on Monday. Vanguard Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $316.14 and a twelve month high of $505.38. The company’s 50 day moving average is $476.87 and its two-hundred day moving average is $442.38. The stock has a market cap of $202.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.17.

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.