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

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 538,600 shares, an increase of 50.7% from the September 15th total of 357,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 961,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 961,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VONG opened at $121.64 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $32.91 billion, a PE ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.08. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $79.39 and a 12 month high of $122.66. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $118.31 and a 200-day simple moving average of $108.55.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 24th were given a $0.1419 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. This represents a $0.57 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 24th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1.7% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 36,407,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,975,711,000 after acquiring an additional 617,701 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 19.5% in the first quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 6,602,552 shares of the company’s stock worth $612,651,000 after acquiring an additional 1,077,100 shares during the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 3.1% in the second quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 4,788,802 shares of the company’s stock worth $522,937,000 after acquiring an additional 146,126 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 10.0% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,987,038 shares of the company’s stock worth $435,385,000 after acquiring an additional 362,498 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 7.3% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,710,855 shares of the company’s stock worth $405,968,000 after acquiring an additional 251,712 shares during the last quarter.

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.