Crumly & Associates Inc. Acquires 63,758 Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG)

Crumly & Associates Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 78.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 144,632 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 63,758 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF accounts for about 3.9% of Crumly & Associates Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position. Crumly & Associates Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $13,960,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VONG. Liberty Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 5,886.5% in the 2nd quarter. Liberty Wealth Management LLC now owns 412,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,666,000 after buying an additional 405,288 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 291.0% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 481,296 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,714,000 after buying an additional 358,214 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 18.3% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 1,704,787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $159,926,000 after buying an additional 264,005 shares during the last quarter. Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $23,994,000. Finally, Edge Capital Group LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 97.9% in the 2nd quarter. Edge Capital Group LLC now owns 444,221 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,672,000 after buying an additional 219,736 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

VONG opened at $102.60 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $71.05 and a 12-month high of $102.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.74 and a beta of 1.08. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $96.26 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $92.82.

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 0.54%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 26th.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF 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.