Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) Short Interest Up 50.5% in November

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 15,500 shares, a growth of 50.5% from the October 31st total of 10,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 33,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

VTWG opened at $228.01 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $212.62 and a 200-day moving average price of $201.65. Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $162.25 and a twelve month high of $231.13. The company has a market capitalization of $1.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.65 and a beta of 1.15.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were issued a dividend of $0.227 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 26th. This represents a $0.91 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.40%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Virtue Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 15.7% in the third quarter. Virtue Capital Management LLC now owns 56,487 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,707,000 after purchasing an additional 7,650 shares in the last quarter. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 30.6% during the 3rd quarter. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $746,000 after buying an additional 843 shares in the last quarter. Valued Retirements Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF during the third quarter valued at about $284,000. MML Investors Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 142.3% in the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 6,607 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,369,000 after buying an additional 3,880 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 92.8% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 9,040 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,874,000 after buying an additional 4,350 shares in the last quarter.

About Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF

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.