Blue Trust Inc. Has $1.33 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Blue Trust Inc. lessened its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 14.0% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 3,871 shares of the company’s stock after selling 629 shares during the quarter. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $1,332,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VUG. EP Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 878.3% in the third quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,833,826 shares of the company’s stock worth $771,679,000 after purchasing an additional 2,544,151 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $710,519,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 7.3% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 19,238,821 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,980,965,000 after purchasing an additional 1,301,935 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 2.9% during the third quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 12,252,916 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,336,592,000 after buying an additional 350,950 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pathstone Holdings LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $107,753,000.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VUG traded up $4.59 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $387.36. 795,036 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,001,630. The company has a market cap of $133.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $359.08 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $339.63. Vanguard Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $260.65 and a twelve month high of $387.62.

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.