Ritholtz Wealth Management Boosts Stake in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Ritholtz Wealth Management raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 10.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,425 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,177 shares during the quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $3,863,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Merit Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 682,363 shares of the company’s stock worth $185,814,000 after purchasing an additional 12,224 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 14.9% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 801,455 shares of the company’s stock worth $218,244,000 after purchasing an additional 103,829 shares in the last quarter. Northstar Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Northstar Asset Management LLC now owns 24,660 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,715,000 after acquiring an additional 455 shares during the last quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $723,000. Finally, Everett Harris & Co. CA lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Everett Harris & Co. CA now owns 56,833 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,668,000 after acquiring an additional 466 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

NYSEARCA VUG opened at $343.98 on Friday. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $241.02 and a 1-year high of $348.88. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $334.56 and a 200-day moving average of $306.12. The firm has a market cap of $112.65 billion, a PE ratio of 28.60 and a beta of 1.11.

Vanguard Growth ETF Profile

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.