Short Interest in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) Drops By 87.2%

by · The Markets Daily

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG – Get Free Report) saw a large decrease in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 5,075 shares, a decrease of 87.2% from the June 15th total of 39,596 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 28,181 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 12.9% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 9,012 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,679,000 after purchasing an additional 1,028 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 20.1% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 41,359 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,622,000 after buying an additional 6,927 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 6.7% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 66,843 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,933,000 after acquiring an additional 4,174 shares during the period. Curi Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $609,000. Finally, Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. now owns 8,415 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,754,000 after acquiring an additional 147 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VTWG traded down $2.95 during trading on Friday, hitting $281.07. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 16,484 shares, compared to its average volume of 23,788. The company has a market cap of $1.53 billion, a PE ratio of 20.82 and a beta of 1.19. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $275.93 and its 200-day simple moving average is $255.35. Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $205.16 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. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th were given a $0.4245 dividend. This represents a $1.70 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th. This is an increase from Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32.

About Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF

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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.

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