Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) Holdings Boosted by Safeguard Financial LLC

Safeguard Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 12.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 344,275 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 38,984 shares during the period. Vanguard Growth ETF accounts for 30.7% of Safeguard Financial LLC’s holdings, making the stock its biggest position. Safeguard Financial LLC owned about 0.10% of Vanguard Growth ETF worth $141,304,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF in the third quarter worth about $35,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 494.1% in the third quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 101 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Peterson Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF in the third quarter worth about $48,000. Transcendent Capital Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 420.8% in the third quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC now owns 125 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mendota Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $62,000.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

NYSEARCA:VUG opened at $403.83 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $413.12 and its 200-day moving average price is $389.44. The company has a market cap of $139.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26. Vanguard Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $307.85 and a twelve month high of $428.69.

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.