Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) was the target of a large drop in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,702 shares, a drop of 74.2% from the July 15th total of 18,247 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 19,423 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Stock Down 0.1%

VTWG traded down $0.33 on Thursday, reaching $286.19. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 8,919 shares, compared to its average volume of 23,156. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $278.79 and a two-hundred day moving average of $260.28. The company has a market capitalization of $1.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.82 and a beta of 1.20. Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $213.72 and a fifty-two week high of $289.14.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were given a dividend of $0.4245 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $1.70 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 5.4% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 303,703 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,999,000 after acquiring an additional 15,449 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 0.4% during the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 114,799 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,293,000 after purchasing an additional 440 shares during the last quarter. Systelligence LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 1.6% during the first quarter. Systelligence LLC now owns 74,008 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,951,000 after purchasing an additional 1,184 shares during the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 421.4% during the first quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 71,395 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,352,000 after purchasing an additional 57,703 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 6.7% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 66,843 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,933,000 after purchasing an additional 4,174 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Company Profile

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.