Carnegie Investment Counsel Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Carnegie Investment Counsel boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 39.0% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 17,817 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,999 shares during the period. Carnegie Investment Counsel’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $1,946,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. FSM Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 19.4% during the 2nd quarter. FSM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 12,601 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,379,000 after buying an additional 2,050 shares in the last quarter. Sonata Capital Group Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 21.8% during the 2nd quarter. Sonata Capital Group Inc. now owns 10,056 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,098,000 after buying an additional 1,801 shares in the last quarter. Freedom Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 58.0% during the 2nd quarter. Freedom Investment Management Inc. now owns 102,747 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,220,000 after buying an additional 37,727 shares in the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 15.6% during the 2nd quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 17,273 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,886,000 after purchasing an additional 2,331 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Retirement Planning Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 64.3% during the 2nd quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC now owns 16,008 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,748,000 after purchasing an additional 6,266 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF stock opened at $122.72 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $33.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.08. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $118.45 and its 200-day simple moving average is $109.01. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $79.39 and a 1-year high of $123.09.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.