Loomis Sayles & Co. L P Buys 30,000 Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG)

Loomis Sayles & Co. L P increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 91.9% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 62,630 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 30,000 shares during the period. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $6,045,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 10.3% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,172,862 shares of the company’s stock valued at $499,285,000 after acquiring an additional 481,895 shares in the last quarter. Liberty Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 5,886.5% in the 2nd quarter. Liberty Wealth Management LLC now owns 412,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,666,000 after acquiring an additional 405,288 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 291.0% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 481,296 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,714,000 after acquiring an additional 358,214 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 18.3% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 1,704,787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $159,926,000 after acquiring an additional 264,005 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $23,994,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VONG opened at $101.78 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.74 and a beta of 1.08. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $98.65 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $94.41. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $73.93 and a 52 week high of $103.15.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were paid a $0.139 dividend. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.55%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 26th.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Profile

The Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 1000 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of US large- and mid-cap stocks selected from the Russell 1000 Index with high growth characteristics, based on Russell’s style methodology. VONG was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.