Pittenger & Anderson Inc. Buys 479 Shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Pittenger & Anderson Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 54.1% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 1,365 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 479 shares during the period. Pittenger & Anderson Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $524,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. United Advisor Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. United Advisor Group LLC now owns 6,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,496,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares during the period. James J. Burns & Company LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 10.7% in the third quarter. James J. Burns & Company LLC now owns 746 shares of the company’s stock worth $286,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Madden Advisory Services Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 21.3% during the third quarter. Madden Advisory Services Inc. now owns 2,921 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,122,000 after buying an additional 512 shares during the period. FSM Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 28.2% during the third quarter. FSM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,264 shares of the company’s stock valued at $485,000 after buying an additional 278 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Investment Services of America Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 17.6% in the third quarter. Capital Investment Services of America Inc. now owns 656 shares of the company’s stock worth $252,000 after buying an additional 98 shares during the period.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VUG stock opened at $390.21 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $381.16 and a 200 day moving average price of $368.60. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $279.51 and a 52-week high of $397.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $134.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26.

About Vanguard Growth ETF

Vanguard Growth Index Fund, formerly Vanguard Growth ETF, is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Growth Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Prime Market Growth Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of growth stocks of large United States companies.