Short Interest in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) Increases By 45.9%

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTHR. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 627,146 shares of the company’s stock valued at $162,995,000 after purchasing an additional 2,768 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $135,532,000. Lincoln National Corp purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $119,545,000. Cliffwater LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 30.6% during the 4th quarter. Cliffwater LLC now owns 262,086 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,074,000 after acquiring an additional 61,414 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 227,514 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,095,000 after acquiring an additional 12,365 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of NASDAQ VTHR opened at $250.50 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $3.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.03 and a beta of 1.03. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $262.82 and its 200-day simple moving average is $260.09. Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF has a 12-month low of $219.39 and a 12-month high of $272.04.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Announces Dividend

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

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.