Vanguard Russell 1000 (NASDAQ:VONE) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Russell 1000 (NASDAQ:VONE) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 41,500 shares, a growth of 93.9% from the June 30th total of 21,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 54,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VONE. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 by 154.7% in the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 135 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 during the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 during the 1st quarter valued at $35,000. West Branch Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 during the 4th quarter valued at $39,000. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 during the 4th quarter valued at $108,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of VONE stock traded up $2.32 during trading on Friday, reaching $246.31. 9,864 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 63,361. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.93 billion, a PE ratio of 24.78 and a beta of 1.02. Vanguard Russell 1000 has a twelve month low of $185.74 and a twelve month high of $255.91. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $245.76 and its 200-day moving average price is $235.20.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 27th were issued a $0.814 dividend. This represents a $3.26 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.32%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 1000’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.72. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 27th.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Company Profile

The Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF (VONE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 1000 index, a market-cap-weighted index of the 1000 largest US companies. VONE was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.