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

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) saw a significant increase in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 645,200 shares, an increase of 52.9% from the October 15th total of 422,100 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 719,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.9 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Quent Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 7.7% in the first quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 1,195,119 shares of the company’s stock valued at $103,581,000 after buying an additional 85,945 shares during the period. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 11.1% during the first quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,185 shares of the company’s stock valued at $363,000 after acquiring an additional 418 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 49,063 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,252,000 after purchasing an additional 245 shares during the period. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 11.6% in the first quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 43,616 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,780,000 after purchasing an additional 4,530 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blair William & Co. IL lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 81.6% in the first quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 4,617 shares of the company’s stock valued at $400,000 after buying an additional 2,074 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Down 2.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ VONG traded down $2.20 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $99.70. 651,698 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 811,070. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a one year low of $73.71 and a one year high of $103.15. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $96.89 and its 200-day moving average price is $93.28. The stock has a market cap of $23.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.74 and a beta of 1.08.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were issued 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 0.56%.

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.