Captrust Financial Advisors Buys 257,784 Shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 26.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,231,708 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 257,784 shares during the period. Vanguard Growth ETF accounts for 1.4% of Captrust Financial Advisors’ portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position. Captrust Financial Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $462,056,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.2% in the third quarter. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. now owns 2,078 shares of the company’s stock valued at $798,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. S.A. Mason LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 1,928 shares of the company’s stock worth $721,000 after buying an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Brave Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter. Brave Asset Management Inc. now owns 645 shares of the company’s stock worth $241,000 after buying an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. IFG Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. IFG Advisors LLC now owns 2,070 shares of the company’s stock worth $795,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stockman Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 2.3% during the third quarter. Stockman Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,185 shares of the company’s stock valued at $455,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Down 0.6 %

NYSEARCA VUG opened at $405.72 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $393.01 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $376.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $139.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $294.34 and a 12-month high of $410.94.

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.