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

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) saw a large drop in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 328,500 shares, a drop of 42.6% from the August 15th total of 572,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 785,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VONG. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 46.4% during the 4th quarter. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC now owns 6,610 shares of the company’s stock worth $516,000 after buying an additional 2,096 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $44,000. QRG Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 43.2% during the 4th quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 7,394 shares of the company’s stock worth $577,000 after buying an additional 2,232 shares during the period. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $222,000. Finally, Kingsview Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 16.8% during the 4th quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 39,086 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,049,000 after buying an additional 5,634 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of VONG traded up $0.43 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $94.42. The stock had a trading volume of 433,195 shares, compared to its average volume of 840,114. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $92.59 and a 200-day simple moving average of $89.54. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a one year low of $65.85 and a one year high of $98.46. The firm has a market cap of $21.12 billion, a PE ratio of 36.74 and a beta of 1.08.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, June 27th were issued a dividend of $0.141 per share. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.60%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 27th.

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.