Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund LP Makes New $128.23 Million Investment in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund LP purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONGFree Report) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 1,053,250 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $128,233,000. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF makes up approximately 10.4% of Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund LP’s portfolio, making the stock its largest position.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 19.0% during the 4th quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 526 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,000 after buying an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 3,542 shares of the company’s stock worth $427,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 16.0% during the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 763 shares of the company’s stock worth $92,000 after buying an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Trust Point Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Trust Point Inc. now owns 4,861 shares of the company’s stock worth $592,000 after buying an additional 113 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thomasville National Bank raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Thomasville National Bank now owns 14,590 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,776,000 after buying an additional 117 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Trading Down 1.2%

VONG stock opened at $128.01 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $99.91 and a 52 week high of $129.73. The company has a market capitalization of $43.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $117.55 and its two-hundred day moving average is $119.58.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 24th were given a dividend of $0.1418 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 24th. This represents a $0.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%.

About Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG)

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