Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) Short Interest Up 231.1% in January

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 68,280 shares, an increase of 231.1% from the December 31st total of 20,622 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 34,802 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.0 days. Approximately 1.4% of the company’s shares are sold short. Approximately 1.4% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 34,802 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.0 days.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of VTWG stock opened at $252.73 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $242.91 and its 200 day moving average is $232.91. The stock has a market cap of $1.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.82 and a beta of 1.17. Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $160.03 and a twelve month high of $259.59.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 22nd were issued a $0.6673 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 22nd. This represents a $2.67 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 11.4% in the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 891 shares of the company’s stock worth $210,000 after buying an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Kelsey Financial LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF in the 4th quarter worth $531,000. Systelligence LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $17,186,000. Elm3 Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $754,000. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 61.5% during the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 38,361 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,790,000 after acquiring an additional 14,612 shares during the period.

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.