Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG Holdings Lessened by Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV

Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV trimmed its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 28.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 280,438 shares of the company’s stock after selling 113,377 shares during the period. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF comprises 2.2% of Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV owned approximately 0.10% of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF worth $30,624,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 19.5% in the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 6,602,552 shares of the company’s stock valued at $612,651,000 after acquiring an additional 1,077,100 shares during the period. TIAA Trust National Association raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 4,642,676 shares of the company’s stock valued at $430,794,000 after acquiring an additional 17,893 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 10.0% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,987,038 shares of the company’s stock valued at $435,385,000 after acquiring an additional 362,498 shares during the period. Citigroup Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 3.3% during the 1st quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 3,675,208 shares of the company’s stock worth $341,023,000 after buying an additional 117,686 shares during the period. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,283,557 shares of the company’s stock worth $358,564,000 after buying an additional 36,007 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Down 1.5%

Shares of VONG opened at $124.55 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $79.39 and a fifty-two week high of $126.83. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $119.38 and its 200 day moving average price is $109.97. The company has a market cap of $33.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.12.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

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

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF 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.