Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG Shares Sold by Citizens & Northern Corp

Citizens & Northern Corp cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 4.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 398,999 shares of the company’s stock after selling 19,614 shares during the period. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF accounts for approximately 11.7% of Citizens & Northern Corp’s holdings, making the stock its biggest holding. Citizens & Northern Corp owned about 0.15% of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF worth $43,571,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VONG. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 19.5% in the first quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 6,602,552 shares of the company’s stock valued at $612,651,000 after buying an additional 1,077,100 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1,317.6% during the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 600,596 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,681,000 after acquiring an additional 558,228 shares during the last quarter. SCS Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $44,778,000. Cynosure Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the first quarter worth $23,093,000. Finally, Tolleson Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the first quarter worth $19,820,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of VONG opened at $121.56 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $32.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.08. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $79.39 and a 1 year high of $122.66. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $118.10 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $108.20.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 24th were given a dividend of $0.1419 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. This represents a $0.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 24th.

About Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

The Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 1000 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of US large- and mid-cap stocks selected from the Russell 1000 Index with high growth characteristics, based on Russell’s style methodology. VONG was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.