West Financial Advisors LLC Purchases 305 Shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

West Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 5.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,470 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 305 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF comprises 0.4% of West Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 26th biggest position. West Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $2,245,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VUG. Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the third quarter worth $35,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton raised its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 494.1% in the third quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 101 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 420.8% in the third quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC now owns 125 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. Peterson Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the third quarter worth about $48,000. Finally, Mendota Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $62,000.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Up 2.5 %

Shares of Vanguard Growth ETF stock opened at $413.76 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $413.12 and a 200 day moving average price of $389.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $142.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $307.85 and a 52 week high of $428.69.

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.