Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWGGet Free Report) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 9,097 shares, a decline of 55.6% from the April 15th total of 20,494 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 21,723 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Trading Down 2.7%

Shares of NASDAQ VTWG traded down $7.44 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $264.37. The stock had a trading volume of 11,611 shares, compared to its average volume of 24,036. The firm has a market cap of $1.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.82 and a beta of 1.20. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $246.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $243.85. Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $192.02 and a 52-week high of $274.40.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 24th were issued a $0.3241 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 24th. This represents a $1.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 44.9% during the first quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 1,884 shares of the company’s stock worth $432,000 after buying an additional 584 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 1.5% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 38,082 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,722,000 after buying an additional 562 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 0.4% during the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 114,799 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,293,000 after buying an additional 440 shares during the period. Main Street Group LTD purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF during the first quarter worth $68,000. Finally, Avantax Planning Partners Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF during the first quarter worth $487,000.

About Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF

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The Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (VTWG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 2000 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of US small-cap growth stocks. Holdings are selected and weighted based on EPS growth estimates and historical sales growth. VTWG was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.

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