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

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 5,728 shares, a decline of 70.1% from the August 15th total of 19,153 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 19,467 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTWG. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 303,703 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,999,000 after purchasing an additional 15,449 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 114,799 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,293,000 after purchasing an additional 440 shares during the last quarter. Systelligence LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. Systelligence LLC now owns 74,008 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,951,000 after buying an additional 1,184 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 421.4% during the 1st quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 71,395 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,352,000 after buying an additional 57,703 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 6.7% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 66,843 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,933,000 after buying an additional 4,174 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ VTWG opened at $268.40 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $278.09 and its 200-day moving average price is $264.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.82 and a beta of 1.20. Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $218.84 and a 12-month high of $289.14.

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.