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

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in 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 days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.8 days.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

NASDAQ VONG opened at $106.55 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $24.83 billion, a PE ratio of 36.74 and a beta of 1.08. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $75.60 and a 52 week high of $107.34. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $100.78 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $95.76.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 26th were paid a dividend of $0.139 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 26th. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.52%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 10.3% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,172,862 shares of the company’s stock valued at $499,285,000 after purchasing an additional 481,895 shares in the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association grew its position in 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 in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,054,868 shares of the company’s stock worth $198,336,000 after acquiring an additional 16,377 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 264,005 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1.0% during 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 during 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.