Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) Short Interest Up 45.9% in February

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 69,300 shares, a growth of 45.9% from the February 13th total of 47,500 shares. Approximately 0.6% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 33,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.1 days.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF stock opened at $250.50 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $262.82 and a 200-day simple moving average of $260.09. Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF has a 12-month low of $219.39 and a 12-month high of $272.04. The stock has a market cap of $3.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.03 and a beta of 1.03.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were issued a dividend of $0.8612 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VTHR. Blair William & Co. IL raised its position in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 18.2% in the 4th quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 305 shares of the company’s stock valued at $79,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 9,896 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,570,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Wedmont Private Capital raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 5,646 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,453,000 after buying an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Topsail Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF during the third quarter worth about $27,000.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Company Profile

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.