Ritholtz Wealth Management Lowers Stake in Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG

Ritholtz Wealth Management trimmed its position in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 3.8% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 22,186 shares of the company’s stock after selling 868 shares during the quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $9,726,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 12.9% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 32,272,101 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,954,597,000 after acquiring an additional 3,694,339 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 9.3% in the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,869,868 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,432,436,000 after purchasing an additional 330,550 shares during the period. TIAA Trust National Association grew its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 3,621,210 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,342,817,000 after purchasing an additional 17,656 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 3.4% during the 1st quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,336,464 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,237,228,000 after purchasing an additional 109,654 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 11.5% during the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 2,637,078 shares of the company’s stock worth $977,881,000 after buying an additional 271,661 shares during the period.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of VUG stock opened at $475.89 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $468.94 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $429.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $193.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.11. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $316.14 and a 12 month high of $488.51.

About Vanguard Growth ETF

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.