Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 82,400 shares, a growth of 101.0% from the September 15th total of 41,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 16,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.9 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Tortoise Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $84,000. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF in the second quarter worth about $101,000. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. boosted its position in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 127.7% during the 1st quarter. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. now owns 460 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,000 after acquiring an additional 258 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $195,000. Finally, Sonata Capital Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $204,000.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Trading Up 0.7 %

NASDAQ VTHR traded up $1.66 on Friday, hitting $256.32. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 9,926 shares, compared to its average volume of 21,775. The firm has a market cap of $2.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.71 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF has a 52-week low of $181.59 and a 52-week high of $256.74. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $246.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $239.20.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 26th were paid a $0.785 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.78. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 26th. This represents a $3.14 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.23%.

About Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF

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.