Short Interest in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) Grows By 136.3%

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 56,700 shares, an increase of 136.3% from the March 31st total of 24,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 29,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.9 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 0.8% during the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 23,018 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,754,000 after purchasing an additional 192 shares during the period. RWA Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,491,000. Raymond James & Associates grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 12,957 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,378,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 4,840 shares of the company’s stock valued at $888,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the period. Finally, ORG Partners LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $150,000.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VTWG opened at $181.86 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF has a one year low of $148.12 and a one year high of $199.00. The company has a 50 day moving average of $190.23 and a 200-day moving average of $177.12. The stock has a market cap of $863.84 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.64 and a beta of 1.15.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 22nd were given a dividend of $0.266 per share. This represents a $1.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.59%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 21st.

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.