Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) Short Interest Up 297.4% in November

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 61,600 shares, a growth of 297.4% from the November 15th total of 15,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 31,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.0 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 2,978 shares of the company’s stock valued at $614,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 4.0% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,498 shares of the company’s stock valued at $286,000 after buying an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 3,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $742,000 after acquiring an additional 94 shares during the period. Chilton Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF in the second quarter valued at about $26,000. Finally, MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 8.1% during the second quarter. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,757 shares of the company’s stock worth $527,000 after buying an additional 207 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Stock Up 0.9 %

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF stock traded up $2.12 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $226.71. The company had a trading volume of 15,685 shares, compared to its average volume of 32,019. Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $169.44 and a 1 year high of $231.13. The business has a fifty day moving average of $216.11 and a 200 day moving average of $203.75. The stock has a market cap of $1.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.65 and a beta of 1.15.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were paid a dividend of $0.227 per share. This represents a $0.91 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.40%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 26th.

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.