Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) Short Interest Up 31.2% in July

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 50,100 shares, an increase of 31.2% from the June 30th total of 38,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 18,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.7 days.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF stock traded up $0.68 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $242.11. 4,874 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 23,545. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $239.85 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $230.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.49 billion, a PE ratio of 23.71 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $181.59 and a fifty-two week high of $250.12.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 27th were issued a dividend of $0.776 per share. This represents a $3.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.28%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.66. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 27th.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $527,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 21,182.9% in the 4th quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 173,456 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,917,000 after acquiring an additional 172,641 shares in the last quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 86.6% during the fourth quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 3,543 shares of the company’s stock valued at $754,000 after purchasing an additional 1,644 shares in the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 6.1% during the first quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 1,480 shares of the company’s stock worth $345,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 1,291.5% in the 4th quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 76,660 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,315,000 after buying an additional 71,151 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (VTHR) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 3000 index, a market-cap-weighted index that measures the investable US equity space, covering the entire market-cap spectrum including micro-caps. VTHR was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.