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

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 177,386 shares, a decrease of 36.1% from the July 15th total of 277,680 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,363,764 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of VONG stock opened at $128.75 on Tuesday. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $105.22 and a 12 month high of $132.94. The firm has a market cap of $45.21 billion, a PE ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $125.17 and a 200-day moving average of $121.48.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th were given a dividend of $0.1592 per share. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. This is an increase from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 48.5% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 76,119,779 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,349,579,000 after purchasing an additional 24,863,877 shares during the last quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 11,768.8% in the fourth quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 1,737,121 shares of the company’s stock valued at $211,494,000 after buying an additional 1,722,485 shares during the period. Jabodon PT Co. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $177,692,000. Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund LP acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $128,233,000. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $123,378,000.

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.