Silver Oak Securities Incorporated Acquires 6,161 Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG)

Silver Oak Securities Incorporated lifted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 30.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 26,077 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,161 shares during the quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $2,035,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 114.4% during the 3rd quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 10,661,133 shares of the company’s stock worth $729,648,000 after purchasing an additional 5,689,290 shares during the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $288,590,000. Comerica Bank bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $55,071,000. Congress Wealth Management LLC DE bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $40,572,000. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 21.0% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,977,796 shares of the company’s stock worth $203,871,000 after purchasing an additional 517,435 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VONG traded up $1.47 on Friday, hitting $84.37. 550,396 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 866,040. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.21 and a beta of 1.08. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $62.08 and a 52 week high of $87.75. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $85.22 and its 200 day moving average price is $79.25.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 22nd were issued a dividend of $0.155 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 21st. This represents a $0.62 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.73%.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Company Profile

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.