Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) Short Interest Down 17.0% in May

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 32,300 shares, a drop of 17.0% from the April 30th total of 38,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 31,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.0 days. Currently, 0.7% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Trading Up 1.5%

VTWG opened at $201.60 on Wednesday. Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $160.03 and a 1-year high of $231.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $995.90 million, a PE ratio of 21.47 and a beta of 1.15. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $186.51 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $203.04.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 25th were issued a $0.2175 dividend. This represents a $0.87 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.43%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 25th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 303,586 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,795,000 after buying an additional 3,198 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 2.9% in the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 127,059 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,679,000 after acquiring an additional 3,543 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 13.2% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 67,315 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,146,000 after acquiring an additional 7,864 shares during the last quarter. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 12.4% during the 4th quarter. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC now owns 62,639 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,163,000 after purchasing an additional 6,920 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LJI Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 4.0% during the 1st quarter. LJI Wealth Management LLC now owns 59,944 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,171,000 after purchasing an additional 2,332 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Company Profile

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.