Inspire Advisors LLC Increases Holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG)

Inspire Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 50.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 11,688 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,916 shares during the period. Inspire Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $1,128,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. RFG Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $1,540,000. Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 70.2% in the 1st quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 14,761 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,279,000 after purchasing an additional 6,089 shares during the last quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 16.0% in the first quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 12,476 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,081,000 after acquiring an additional 1,718 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Trust Co bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the first quarter worth $355,000. Finally, GSA Capital Partners LLP increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 17.0% during the 1st quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 6,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $537,000 after acquiring an additional 900 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Trading Up 0.6 %

VONG traded up $0.59 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $98.56. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 201,219 shares, compared to its average volume of 818,862. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $65.85 and a twelve month high of $98.98. The stock has a market cap of $22.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.74 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $94.43 and a 200 day simple moving average of $91.27.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were issued a dividend of $0.139 per share. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.56%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 26th.

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.