Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) Sees Large Drop in Short Interest

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 73,518 shares, a drop of 40.0% from the September 15th total of 122,550 shares. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 39,860 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.8 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Paladin Partners LLC increased its position in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 392.8% in the 3rd quarter. Paladin Partners LLC now owns 2,060 shares of the company’s stock valued at $691,000 after acquiring an additional 1,642 shares during the period. Wealth Care LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $522,000. Operose Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 33.9% during the 2nd quarter. Operose Advisors LLC now owns 6,357 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,107,000 after acquiring an additional 1,608 shares during the period. Tompkins Financial Corp acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $100,840,000. Finally, First Financial Bank Trust Division purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,137,000.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF stock opened at $337.55 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $338.98 and its 200-day simple moving average is $327.77. Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF has a 12 month low of $278.45 and a 12 month high of $344.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.16 and a beta of 1.01.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Company Profile

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.