Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) Shares Sold by Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC decreased its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 7.7% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,615,754 shares of the company’s stock after selling 134,188 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $149,926,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $206,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 274.2% in the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 31,311 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,234,000 after buying an additional 22,943 shares in the last quarter. PUREfi Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $215,000. WASHINGTON TRUST Co raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 222.5% during the 4th quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co now owns 645 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,000 after buying an additional 445 shares during the period. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 602.4% during the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 3,175 shares of the company’s stock valued at $328,000 after buying an additional 2,723 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VONG opened at $104.41 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $97.50 and a 200 day moving average of $100.30. The firm has a market cap of $27.40 billion, a PE ratio of 32.77 and a beta of 1.08. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a one year low of $79.40 and a one year high of $107.97.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were paid a dividend of $0.1366 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 25th. This represents a $0.55 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.52%.

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.