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

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 329,104 shares, a growth of 91.4% from the May 31st total of 171,945 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 1,494,948 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Down 1.4%

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF stock opened at $124.74 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $105.22 and a 52-week high of $132.94. The company has a market cap of $43.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $126.49 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $120.68.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th were issued a $0.1592 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Amundi bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $488,000. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 9.1% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 37,849 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,512,000 after purchasing an additional 3,154 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 17.2% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 473,073 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,896,000 after purchasing an additional 69,346 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 13.0% during the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 2,489 shares of the company’s stock valued at $272,000 after purchasing an additional 287 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the second quarter valued at $475,000.

About Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

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.