Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) was the target of a significant decline in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 22,800 shares, a decline of 41.5% from the March 31st total of 39,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 20,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.1 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VTHR. NBC Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $2,889,000. Brookstone Capital Management boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 1,395 shares of the company’s stock worth $297,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $527,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 21,182.9% during the fourth quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 173,456 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,917,000 after purchasing an additional 172,641 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 7.8% during the third quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,207 shares of the company’s stock worth $421,000 after purchasing an additional 160 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VTHR opened at $225.73 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.75 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF has a 1 year low of $179.70 and a 1 year high of $233.79. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $227.53 and its 200 day simple moving average is $213.17.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.664 per share. This represents a $2.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.18%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 21st.

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.