Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) Stock Short Interest Declines 40.0%

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 73,518 shares, a decrease of 40.0% from the September 15th total of 122,550 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 39,860 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.8 days. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VTHR traded down $4.06 during trading on Friday, reaching $335.06. The stock had a trading volume of 15,561 shares, compared to its average volume of 34,454. Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF has a 52 week low of $278.45 and a 52 week high of $344.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.88 billion, a PE ratio of 24.16 and a beta of 1.01. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $338.98 and its 200 day moving average price is $328.19.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Nilsine Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 2.9% in the second quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC now owns 2,205 shares of the company’s stock valued at $731,000 after buying an additional 63 shares during the period. Main Street Group LTD acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $43,000. Western Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $75,000. Hoge Financial Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 9.9% in the 1st quarter. Hoge Financial Services LLC now owns 3,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $900,000 after buying an additional 282 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Polaris Financial Partners purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $120,000.

About Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF

The Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (VTHR) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 3000 index, a market-cap-weighted index that measures the investable US equity space, covering the entire market-cap spectrum including micro-caps. VTHR was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.