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

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 18,247 shares, an increase of 259.5% from the June 30th total of 5,075 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 17,827 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Western Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF during the first quarter valued at $44,000. Arlington Trust Co LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $80,000. Main Street Group LTD acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $68,000. Horizon Investments LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 76.1% in the 4th quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 361 shares of the company’s stock valued at $85,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $117,000.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of VTWG stock traded down $2.70 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $270.32. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 12,674 shares, compared to its average volume of 23,182. The business has a fifty day moving average of $277.24 and a 200-day moving average of $257.80. Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $205.16 and a twelve month high of $289.14. The stock has a market cap of $1.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.82 and a beta of 1.19.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.