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

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 37,300 shares, an increase of 67.3% from the January 15th total of 22,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 32,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of VTWG stock opened at $215.52 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $177.04 and a 12 month high of $231.13. The company has a market cap of $1.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.65 and a beta of 1.15. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $215.76 and a 200 day moving average price of $210.60.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Investors of record on Monday, December 23rd were issued a $0.4069 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 23rd.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Sterling Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 28.5% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 212 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Centennial Bank AR bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $116,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 2,665.6% in the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 885 shares of the company’s stock worth $186,000 after purchasing an additional 853 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Graney & King LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $187,000.

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.