Washington Trust Bank Purchases 497 Shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOT)

Washington Trust Bank raised its position in Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOT) by 16.0% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 3,600 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 497 shares during the period. Washington Trust Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF were worth $876,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norden Group LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $614,000. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $210,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 8.2% during the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 18,403 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,339,000 after buying an additional 1,396 shares during the period. Csenge Advisory Group boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 310.4% in the first quarter. Csenge Advisory Group now owns 4,297 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,013,000 after acquiring an additional 3,250 shares during the period. Finally, Howland Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. Howland Capital Management LLC now owns 1,273 shares of the company’s stock worth $300,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF Trading Up 3.1 %

Shares of VOT traded up $7.65 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $257.28. 289,251 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 168,867. Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $190.10 and a 1 year high of $257.31. The company has a market cap of $14.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.99 and a beta of 1.15. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $242.51 and a 200 day moving average price of $234.55.

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Mid Cap Growth Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of growth stocks of medium-size United States companies.