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

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) was the target of a significant decline in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 613,400 shares, a decline of 22.5% from the November 15th total of 791,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 738,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VONG traded up $0.18 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $106.55. The stock had a trading volume of 828,068 shares, compared to its average volume of 816,387. The firm has a market cap of $24.83 billion, a PE ratio of 36.74 and a beta of 1.08. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $100.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $95.64. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $75.60 and a twelve month high of $107.34.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were issued a $0.139 dividend. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.52%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 10.3% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,172,862 shares of the company’s stock valued at $499,285,000 after acquiring an additional 481,895 shares in the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 3.3% during the second quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 4,605,875 shares of the company’s stock worth $432,077,000 after buying an additional 146,165 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 0.8% during the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,054,868 shares of the company’s stock worth $198,336,000 after buying an additional 16,377 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 18.3% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 1,704,787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $159,926,000 after buying an additional 264,005 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,442,212 shares of the company’s stock valued at $139,179,000 after acquiring an additional 13,670 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Company Profile

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.