Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 144,600 shares, an increase of 229.1% from the July 15th total of 43,936 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 27,604 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.2 days. Approximately 1.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wealth Care LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF during the 1st quarter worth $522,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 2,126.4% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 29,656 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,907,000 after purchasing an additional 28,324 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 237,447 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,045,000 after buying an additional 6,778 shares during the period. Davidson Investment Advisors lifted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 99.6% in the 4th quarter. Davidson Investment Advisors now owns 5,283 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,587,000 after acquiring an additional 2,636 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fulton Bank N.A. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $707,000.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Trading Down 0.2%

NASDAQ VTHR opened at $343.59 on Friday. 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 cap of $4.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.16 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $331.13 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $316.11.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were issued a dividend of $0.8372 per share. This represents a $3.35 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th.

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.