Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) Short Interest Up 229.1% in July

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 144,600 shares, a growth of 229.1% from the July 15th total of 43,936 shares. Currently, 1.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 27,604 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.2 days.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VTHR traded down $0.82 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $343.30. 17,019 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 35,492. Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF has a 52-week low of $278.45 and a 52-week high of $344.56. The company has a market capitalization of $4.87 billion, a PE ratio of 24.16 and a beta of 1.01. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $330.76 and its 200-day moving average is $315.92.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were given a $0.8372 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $3.35 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VTHR. Wealth Care LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $522,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 2,126.4% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 29,656 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,907,000 after buying an additional 28,324 shares during the period. Davidson Investment Advisors increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 99.6% during the fourth quarter. Davidson Investment Advisors now owns 5,283 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,587,000 after acquiring an additional 2,636 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 237,447 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,045,000 after acquiring an additional 6,778 shares during the last quarter. Finally, World Investment Advisors boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 56.6% during the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 5,332 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,601,000 after purchasing an additional 1,927 shares during the period.

About Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF

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.