Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) Short Interest Update

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

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VTHR traded up $1.43 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $343.24. 12,601 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 35,567. The business’s 50-day moving average is $330.56 and its 200-day moving average is $315.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.16 and a beta of 1.01. Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF has a twelve month low of $278.45 and a twelve month high of $344.56.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were given a $0.8372 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $3.35 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 12.1% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 589,189 shares of the company’s stock worth $173,437,000 after acquiring an additional 63,729 shares in the last quarter. Lincoln National Corp increased its position in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 1.0% in the 1st quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 462,641 shares of the company’s stock valued at $133,044,000 after acquiring an additional 4,681 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 91.9% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 436,121 shares of the company’s stock valued at $130,981,000 after buying an additional 208,822 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 237,447 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,045,000 after acquiring an additional 6,778 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Callan Family Office LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF during the fourth quarter worth $68,720,000.

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.