Watts Gwilliam & Co. LLC Cuts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Watts Gwilliam & Co. LLC lowered its position in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 6.4% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 18,310 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,245 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF makes up about 1.6% of Watts Gwilliam & Co. LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 17th largest position. Watts Gwilliam & Co. LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $7,563,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VUG. Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton increased its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 494.1% in the third quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 101 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. SYM FINANCIAL Corp lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 37.9% during the 2nd quarter. SYM FINANCIAL Corp now owns 120 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 33 shares during the period. Transcendent Capital Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 420.8% during the 3rd quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC now owns 125 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Peterson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $48,000.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VUG stock opened at $413.69 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $412.01 and a 200 day moving average price of $388.58. The stock has a market cap of $142.51 billion, a PE ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $305.59 and a 1 year high of $428.69.

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.