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

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

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF stock opened at $215.52 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $215.76 and its 200 day simple moving average is $210.60. Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $177.04 and a fifty-two week high of $231.13. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.65 and a beta of 1.15.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were paid a $0.4069 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 23rd.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 92.8% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 9,040 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,874,000 after buying an additional 4,350 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 205.3% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,212 shares of the company’s stock valued at $251,000 after buying an additional 815 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 5.1% in the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 6,653 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,379,000 after buying an additional 323 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 19.0% in the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,983 shares of the company’s stock valued at $411,000 after buying an additional 316 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 3.9% in the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 13,742 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,848,000 after buying an additional 521 shares in the last quarter.

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.