Vanguard Russell 1000 (NASDAQ:VONE) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Vanguard Russell 1000 (NASDAQ:VONE) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 104,000 shares, a growth of 50.7% from the December 15th total of 69,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 69,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.5 days.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of VONE opened at $269.74 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $5.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.78 and a beta of 1.02. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $271.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $260.08. Vanguard Russell 1000 has a 1-year low of $214.09 and a 1-year high of $278.17.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were issued a $0.8477 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 23rd.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 1000

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VONE. Silver Lake Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 in the second quarter valued at approximately $25,526,000. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI lifted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 by 111.1% during the 2nd quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 2,392 shares of the company’s stock valued at $591,000 after purchasing an additional 1,259 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 by 9.2% during the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 9,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,338,000 after purchasing an additional 800 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 by 341.2% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 4,324 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,064,000 after purchasing an additional 3,344 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 by 15.8% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 34,761 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,554,000 after purchasing an additional 4,734 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Company Profile

The Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF (VONE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 1000 index, a market-cap-weighted index of the 1000 largest US companies. VONE was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.