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

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) was the target of a large growth in short interest during 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 short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VONG. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 302,592 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,206,000 after buying an additional 4,749 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 275.4% during the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 10,128 shares of the company’s stock worth $978,000 after buying an additional 7,430 shares during the period. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $62,000. Diversified Trust Co lifted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 15.5% during the 4th quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 7,831 shares of the company’s stock worth $809,000 after buying an additional 1,050 shares during the period. Finally, Brookstone Capital Management lifted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 83.5% during the 4th quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 25,201 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,603,000 after buying an additional 11,467 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Up 1.5 %

Shares of VONG stock opened at $103.31 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.74 and a beta of 1.08. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $77.47 and a twelve month high of $107.96. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $103.79 and its 200 day simple moving average is $97.80.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Investors of record on Monday, December 23rd were given a dividend of $0.1378 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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.