Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) Short Interest Down 29.3% in December

Posted by Teresa Graham on Jan 16th, 2025

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG – Get Free Report) saw a significant drop in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 44,900 shares, a drop of 29.3% from the December 15th total of 63,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 31,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.4 days.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Stock Up 2.0 %

VTWG opened at $213.42 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $219.10 and a 200 day simple moving average of $207.94. The stock has a market cap of $1.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.65 and a beta of 1.15. Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $172.74 and a 12 month high of $231.13.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were issued a dividend of $0.4069 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VTWG. Centennial Bank AR bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF during the third quarter worth $116,000. High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $207,000. CreativeOne Wealth LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $209,000. Sigma Planning Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $210,000. Finally, Sterling Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF in the third quarter valued at about $212,000.

About Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF

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The Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (VTWG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 2000 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of US small-cap growth stocks. Holdings are selected and weighted based on EPS growth estimates and historical sales growth. VTWG was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.