Lebenthal Global Advisors LLC Acquires 18,495 Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Lebenthal Global Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 14.6% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 145,351 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 18,495 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF makes up about 2.7% of Lebenthal Global Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Lebenthal Global Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $17,696,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VONG. Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund LP purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $128,233,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 16.8% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,705,989 shares of the company’s stock worth $404,694,000 after buying an additional 534,216 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 150.2% during the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 583,763 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,747,000 after buying an additional 350,429 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 8.6% during the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,031,762 shares of the company’s stock worth $485,265,000 after buying an additional 320,907 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 66.9% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 791,125 shares of the company’s stock worth $95,331,000 after buying an additional 317,178 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF stock opened at $121.69 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a one year low of $90.17 and a one year high of $126.83. The company has a market cap of $41.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $114.91 and its 200 day moving average price is $119.13.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 24th were issued a dividend of $0.1418 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 24th. This represents a $0.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14.

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.