Sandy Spring Bank Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Sandy Spring Bank increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 2.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 32,841 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 834 shares during the period. Sandy Spring Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $13,479,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VUG. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 38.2% in the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 91,283 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,046,000 after purchasing an additional 25,240 shares during the last quarter. Thompson Davis & CO. Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Thompson Davis & CO. Inc. now owns 1,857 shares of the company’s stock valued at $713,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares during the last quarter. Commerce Bank raised its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 9.1% in the 3rd quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 58,179 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,337,000 after purchasing an additional 4,832 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 219.4% in the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 2,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $994,000 after purchasing an additional 1,779 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Howe & Rusling Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 196.0% in the 3rd quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. now owns 740 shares of the company’s stock valued at $284,000 after purchasing an additional 490 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VUG opened at $379.06 on Thursday. Vanguard Growth ETF has a one year low of $321.29 and a one year high of $429.11. The company has a market cap of $375.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.10 and a beta of 1.14. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $408.23 and a 200 day moving average price of $401.22.

Vanguard Growth ETF Company 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.