Ethos Financial Group LLC Makes New $417,000 Investment in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG)

Ethos Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 5,344 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $417,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 907.0% in the fourth quarter. Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc. now owns 21,168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,652,000 after purchasing an additional 19,066 shares in the last quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $269,000. Apollon Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 31.8% in the fourth quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 660,856 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,560,000 after purchasing an additional 159,403 shares in the last quarter. Lincoln National Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 45.7% in the fourth quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 30,417 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,373,000 after purchasing an additional 9,544 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 7.4% in the fourth quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 91,428 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,133,000 after purchasing an additional 6,304 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of VONG traded up $0.29 on Thursday, hitting $86.52. 470,658 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 841,470. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.74 and a beta of 1.08. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $85.31 and its two-hundred day moving average is $80.12. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $63.34 and a 1 year high of $87.75.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 26th. Investors of record on Friday, March 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.155 per share. This represents a $0.62 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.72%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 21st.

About Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

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.