Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) was the target of a large decrease in short interest during the month of 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. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 1,333,634 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Up 0.1%

VONG stock traded up $0.10 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $124.23. 887,684 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,117,328. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $125.46 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $122.74. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $105.22 and a 1-year high of $132.94. The company has a market cap of $44.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 48.5% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 76,119,779 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,349,579,000 after buying an additional 24,863,877 shares during the period. Valpey Financial Services LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 11,768.8% during the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 1,737,121 shares of the company’s stock worth $211,494,000 after acquiring an additional 1,722,485 shares during the period. Jabodon PT Co. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter worth $177,692,000. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 111.7% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,247,760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $136,867,000 after acquiring an additional 658,343 shares during the last quarter. Finally, 93 Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $72,045,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Company Profile

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.