Confluence Wealth Services Inc. Buys 189 Shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Confluence Wealth Services Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 21.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,069 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 189 shares during the period. Confluence Wealth Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $455,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.9% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 4,986,268 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,914,378,000 after purchasing an additional 46,171 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 6.5% in the third quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,176,728 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,219,641,000 after acquiring an additional 194,506 shares in the last quarter. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.8% in the third quarter. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC now owns 2,685,044 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,030,869,000 after acquiring an additional 21,547 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 1,847,310 shares of the company’s stock worth $709,238,000 after acquiring an additional 14,020 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Balentine LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Balentine LLC now owns 1,733,164 shares of the company’s stock valued at $665,414,000 after purchasing an additional 13,133 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VUG opened at $420.33 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $417.20 and a 200-day moving average price of $393.20. Vanguard Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $321.29 and a fifty-two week high of $428.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $144.80 billion, a PE ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26.

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.