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

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 477,200 shares, a growth of 244.5% from the February 28th total of 138,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,352,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VONG. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 7.0% in the 4th quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 15,709 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,623,000 after buying an additional 1,026 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 302,592 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,206,000 after acquiring an additional 4,749 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 275.4% in the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 10,128 shares of the company’s stock worth $978,000 after acquiring an additional 7,430 shares during the period. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the fourth quarter worth $125,000. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 274.2% during the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 31,311 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,234,000 after purchasing an additional 22,943 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF stock opened at $95.25 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $23.10 billion, a PE ratio of 33.19 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $101.69 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $100.92. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a one year low of $81.08 and a one year high of $107.97.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were paid a dividend of $0.1366 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 25th. This represents a $0.55 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.57%.

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.