Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) Stock Short Interest Jumps 62.6%

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 193,490 shares, an increase of 62.6% from the September 30th total of 119,024 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 863,411 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of VONG traded up $0.58 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $121.67. 475,162 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,933,026. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $127.28 and a 200 day moving average price of $122.97. The company has a market cap of $44.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $105.22 and a 1 year high of $133.63.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VONG. LBJ Family Wealth Advisors Ltd. increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. LBJ Family Wealth Advisors Ltd. now owns 14,124 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,773,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 8,150 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,051,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 3.6% during the 1st quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 2,587 shares of the company’s stock valued at $284,000 after acquiring an additional 89 shares during the last quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1.6% during the first quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 6,623 shares of the company’s stock worth $727,000 after purchasing an additional 102 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 3.7% during the first quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 2,826 shares of the company’s stock worth $310,000 after purchasing an additional 102 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 1000 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of US large- and mid-cap stocks selected from the Russell 1000 Index with high growth characteristics, based on Russell’s style methodology. VONG was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.