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

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Private Advisor Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 421.4% in the 1st quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 71,395 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,352,000 after acquiring an additional 57,703 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 1,425.4% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 51,055 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,048,000 after purchasing an additional 47,708 shares during the last quarter. Nvest Financial LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 746.0% in the first quarter. Nvest Financial LLC now owns 24,847 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,691,000 after purchasing an additional 21,910 shares during the last quarter. Virtue Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 627.8% in the fourth quarter. Virtue Capital Management LLC now owns 24,113 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,761,000 after purchasing an additional 20,800 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brandywine Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $4,475,000.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Stock Up 0.8%

NASDAQ VTWG opened at $288.87 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $213.72 and a 52-week high of $289.14. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $279.35 and its 200 day moving average price is $260.71. The firm has a market cap of $1.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.82 and a beta of 1.20.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

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

About Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF

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.