Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) Holdings Lifted by Perennial Investment Advisors LLC

Perennial Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 8.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 20,783 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,575 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF comprises about 1.0% of Perennial Investment Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th biggest holding. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $8,531,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of VUG. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 34,615.3% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 5,487,441 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,252,265,000 after purchasing an additional 5,471,634 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 23.5% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 28,577,762 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,729,457,000 after buying an additional 5,429,720 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $970,862,000. Lincoln National Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $293,111,000. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 15.3% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 3,993,557 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,639,116,000 after acquiring an additional 529,565 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Down 6.1 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VUG opened at $334.02 on Friday. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $321.29 and a 52-week high of $429.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $331.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.17 and a beta of 1.19. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $398.35 and its 200 day simple moving average is $401.52.

Vanguard Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th were given a $0.50 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Growth ETF’s previous dividend of $0.46. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 27th.

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.