Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) Short Interest Up 66.7% in December

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 549,270 shares, an increase of 66.7% from the November 30th total of 329,537 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,291,875 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 2,291,875 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of VONG opened at $122.98 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $122.27 and a 200 day moving average price of $117.15. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $79.39 and a 12-month high of $126.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.12.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. SageView Advisory Group LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 8.5% in the 2nd quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC now owns 2,162,622 shares of the company’s stock valued at $245,652,000 after buying an additional 169,633 shares during the period. SCS Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 32.6% during the second quarter. SCS Capital Management LLC now owns 639,855 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,872,000 after acquiring an additional 157,284 shares during the last quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Blue Capital Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $6,814,000. Finally, Michels Family Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 3.2% in the 2nd quarter. Michels Family Financial LLC now owns 28,896 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,155,000 after acquiring an additional 903 shares during the last quarter.

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.