Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 55,200 shares, a decline of 33.0% from the September 30th total of 82,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 17,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.1 days.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

NASDAQ:VTHR traded up $1.10 on Monday, reaching $257.25. 6,738 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 21,997. Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF has a 1-year low of $182.78 and a 1-year high of $259.30. The company’s 50 day moving average is $250.90 and its 200-day moving average is $241.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.71 and a beta of 1.03.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were given a dividend of $0.785 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.78. This represents a $3.14 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.22%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Orrstown Financial Services Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $646,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 25,267.0% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 206,741 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,444,000 after purchasing an additional 205,926 shares in the last quarter. Embree Financial Group grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 0.5% during the third quarter. Embree Financial Group now owns 10,118 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,567,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates increased its holdings in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 1.2% in the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 59,959 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,210,000 after purchasing an additional 724 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Precedent Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 5.7% in the third quarter. Precedent Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,794 shares of the company’s stock worth $455,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (VTHR) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 3000 index, a market-cap-weighted index that measures the investable US equity space, covering the entire market-cap spectrum including micro-caps. VTHR was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.