Retirement Investment Advisors Inc. Purchases 4,816 Shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Retirement Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 1.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 498,166 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,816 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF accounts for 21.6% of Retirement Investment Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its largest position. Retirement Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $204,467,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of VUG. ARK & TLK Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. ARK & TLK Investments LLC now owns 1,130 shares of the company’s stock valued at $464,000 after buying an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. IPG Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $2,460,000. Sanctuary Wealth Management L.L.C. boosted its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 81.9% during the fourth quarter. Sanctuary Wealth Management L.L.C. now owns 7,677 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,151,000 after purchasing an additional 3,457 shares during the last quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc acquired a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF during the fourth quarter worth $49,190,000. Finally, Stage Harbor Financial LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Stage Harbor Financial LLC now owns 38,153 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,660,000 after purchasing an additional 676 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VUG opened at $370.43 on Friday. 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 $367.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.10 and a beta of 1.14. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $404.29 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $402.11.

Vanguard Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 27th. This is a boost from Vanguard Growth ETF’s previous dividend of $0.46.

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.