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

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 791,400 shares, an increase of 22.7% from the October 31st total of 645,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 733,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.1 days.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Up 0.8 %

VONG stock opened at $102.57 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $98.89 and a two-hundred day moving average of $94.57. The company has a market cap of $23.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.74 and a beta of 1.08. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $73.93 and a 12-month high of $103.15.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 26th were given 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 yield of 0.54%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VONG. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 10.3% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,172,862 shares of the company’s stock valued at $499,285,000 after buying an additional 481,895 shares during the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association grew its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 3.3% in the second quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 4,605,875 shares of the company’s stock worth $432,077,000 after acquiring an additional 146,165 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1.2% in the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,314,479 shares of the company’s stock worth $310,932,000 after acquiring an additional 39,480 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,054,868 shares of the company’s stock worth $198,336,000 after purchasing an additional 16,377 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 18.3% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 1,704,787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $159,926,000 after purchasing an additional 264,005 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Company Profile

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.