Dopkins Wealth Management LLC Grows Stake in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Dopkins Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 9.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 14,029 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,168 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF comprises 2.9% of Dopkins Wealth Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Dopkins Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $5,758,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VUG. Claro Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 9.3% during the 3rd quarter. Claro Advisors LLC now owns 3,103 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,191,000 after purchasing an additional 265 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 38.2% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 91,283 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,046,000 after purchasing an additional 25,240 shares in the last quarter. Taurus Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $231,000. First Western Trust Bank bought a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $542,000. Finally, Capital City Trust Co. FL bought a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $271,000.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VUG opened at $379.56 on Tuesday. Vanguard Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $321.29 and a fifty-two week high of $429.11. The stock has a market cap of $376.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.10 and a beta of 1.14. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $409.72 and its 200 day simple moving average is $401.39.

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.