Short Interest in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) Drops By 40.9%

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 152,795 shares, a decrease of 40.9% from the August 15th total of 258,554 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 1,333,634 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 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. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 48.5% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 76,119,779 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,349,579,000 after acquiring an additional 24,863,877 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 6.4% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 8,174,197 shares of the company’s stock worth $995,208,000 after purchasing an additional 494,747 shares during the last quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 11,768.8% in the fourth quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 1,737,121 shares of the company’s stock valued at $211,494,000 after acquiring an additional 1,722,485 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 13.9% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,803,853 shares of the company’s stock worth $197,865,000 after purchasing an additional 220,766 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jabodon PT Co. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $177,692,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF stock traded up $0.10 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $124.23. The stock had a trading volume of 887,684 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,117,328. The company has a market capitalization of $44.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $125.46 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $122.74. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $105.22 and a 52 week high of $132.94.

About Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

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.