Short Interest in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) Decreases By 36.7%

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 48,546 shares, a decrease of 36.7% from the May 14th total of 76,724 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 50,169 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days. Currently, 0.4% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Stock Performance

VTHR stock opened at $333.22 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $319.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $307.23. Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $261.45 and a fifty-two week high of $334.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.16 and a beta of 1.01.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 24th were paid a dividend of $0.8557 per share. This represents a $3.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 24th.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 350.0% during the third quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 135 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the period. Main Street Group LTD purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $43,000. GoalVest Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $72,000. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $74,000.

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.