Vanguard Russell 1000 (NASDAQ:VONE) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Russell 1000 (NASDAQ:VONE) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 43,300 shares, a growth of 110.2% from the October 15th total of 20,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 51,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Stock Down 0.7 %

NASDAQ VONE traded down $1.80 on Thursday, reaching $270.15. The company had a trading volume of 56,705 shares, compared to its average volume of 61,302. Vanguard Russell 1000 has a 52 week low of $203.37 and a 52 week high of $273.43. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $260.42 and its 200-day moving average is $250.28. The stock has a market cap of $5.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.78 and a beta of 1.02.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 26th were given a $0.824 dividend. This represents a $3.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.22%. This is an increase from Vanguard Russell 1000’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.81. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 26th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Waverly Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 by 24.3% in the 1st quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC now owns 350,980 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,645,000 after buying an additional 68,551 shares during the period. Hilltop Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 by 6.6% during the second quarter. Hilltop Partners LLC now owns 294,774 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,535,000 after purchasing an additional 18,157 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 by 0.8% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 248,652 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,667,000 after buying an additional 1,920 shares in the last quarter. Flower City Capital boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 by 5.2% in the second quarter. Flower City Capital now owns 203,344 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,202,000 after buying an additional 10,101 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 by 1.7% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 180,088 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,314,000 after acquiring an additional 2,997 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Company Profile

The Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF (VONE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 1000 index, a market-cap-weighted index of the 1000 largest US companies. VONE was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.