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 December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 837,500 shares, a growth of 56.8% from the December 15th total of 534,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 814,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of VONG. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in 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 worth $499,285,000 after buying an additional 481,895 shares during the last quarter. Edge Capital Group LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 97.9% in the 2nd quarter. Edge Capital Group LLC now owns 444,221 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,672,000 after acquiring an additional 219,736 shares during the last quarter. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 209.2% in the 3rd quarter. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. now owns 271,622 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,217,000 after acquiring an additional 183,789 shares during the last quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 98.0% in the 3rd quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 336,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,450,000 after acquiring an additional 166,380 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 15.7% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 873,355 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,296,000 after acquiring an additional 118,303 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF stock opened at $104.17 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $103.87 and its 200-day simple moving average is $97.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.26 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 $77.47 and a 12 month high of $107.96.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were issued a $0.1378 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 23rd.

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.