Adirondack Trust Co. Raises Holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Adirondack Trust Co. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 8.7% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 4,779 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 382 shares during the period. Adirondack Trust Co.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $1,961,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 8.4% in the 2nd quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 2,147 shares of the company’s stock worth $803,000 after buying an additional 167 shares during the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 502.1% in the second quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 7,316 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,736,000 after purchasing an additional 6,101 shares during the last quarter. Wick Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF in the second quarter worth $1,680,000. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 4.1% during the second quarter. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC now owns 122,708 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,894,000 after purchasing an additional 4,815 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 633.9% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 6,847 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,561,000 after purchasing an additional 5,914 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Growth ETF stock opened at $424.50 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $414.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $390.84. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $317.59 and a 1-year high of $428.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $146.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26.

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.