Whipplewood Advisors LLC Purchases New Position in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Whipplewood Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 3,185 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,307,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VUG. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 34,615.3% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 5,487,441 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,252,265,000 after purchasing an additional 5,471,634 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 26.5% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,231,708 shares of the company’s stock worth $462,056,000 after purchasing an additional 257,784 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 6.5% in the third quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,176,728 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,219,641,000 after buying an additional 194,506 shares during the period. Campbell Wealth Management bought a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $72,989,000. Finally, Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 24.9% during the 3rd quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC now owns 897,478 shares of the company’s stock worth $344,569,000 after buying an additional 178,659 shares during the period.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

VUG opened at $408.87 on Thursday. Vanguard Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $321.29 and a fifty-two week high of $429.11. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $417.98 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $399.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $396.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.80 and a beta of 1.12.

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.