Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 15,500 shares, an increase of 50.5% from the October 31st total of 10,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 33,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF stock opened at $229.76 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $212.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $201.65. The stock has a market cap of $1.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.65 and a beta of 1.15. Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $163.66 and a 1-year high of $231.13.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were paid a dividend of $0.227 per share. This represents a $0.91 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.40%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Virtue Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 15.7% during the third quarter. Virtue Capital Management LLC now owns 56,487 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,707,000 after purchasing an additional 7,650 shares during the period. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 30.6% during the 3rd quarter. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $746,000 after buying an additional 843 shares during the period. Valued Retirements Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $284,000. MML Investors Services LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 142.3% in the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 6,607 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,369,000 after acquiring an additional 3,880 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 92.8% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 9,040 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,874,000 after acquiring an additional 4,350 shares during the last quarter.

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.