Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) saw a significant increase in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 329,104 shares, an increase of 91.4% from the May 31st total of 171,945 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,494,948 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of VONG traded down $0.70 on Wednesday, hitting $127.11. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 125,215 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,561,709. The company has a market capitalization of $43.35 billion, a PE ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $105.22 and a fifty-two week high of $132.94. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $126.33 and a 200 day moving average price of $120.63.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were given a $0.1592 dividend. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Triumph Capital Management grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 208.6% during the 4th quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 216 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 146 shares during the last quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 334.4% during the 1st quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 278 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 214 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quadrant Capital Group LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Company Profile

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.