Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG) Hits New 12-Month High – Here’s Why

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG) shares reached a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $356.13 and last traded at $356.13, with a volume of 17211 shares. The stock had previously closed at $349.26.

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF Trading Up 2.5 %

The company’s 50-day moving average price is $341.94 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $329.50. The company has a market cap of $12.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.04 and a beta of 1.13.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Lazard Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 35.8% in the first quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 13,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,985,000 after acquiring an additional 3,446 shares during the period. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $284,000. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 10.6% during the 1st quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 2,791 shares of the company’s stock worth $851,000 after buying an additional 268 shares during the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF in the first quarter worth $226,000. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF in the third quarter valued at $1,186,000.

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of U.S. large-cap growth stocks VOOG was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.