Short Interest in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) Declines By 55.5%

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 309,078 shares, a decline of 55.5% from the December 31st total of 694,648 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 3,456,393 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days. Based on an average daily volume of 3,456,393 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VONG. Amundi bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $488,000. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 9.1% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 37,849 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,512,000 after buying an additional 3,154 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 17.2% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 473,073 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,896,000 after acquiring an additional 69,346 shares in the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 24.1% in the second quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 8,055 shares of the company’s stock valued at $880,000 after acquiring an additional 1,566 shares during the period. Finally, Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1.8% in the second quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 14,964 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,634,000 after acquiring an additional 260 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of VONG stock opened at $121.79 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $121.69 and a 200-day moving average of $119.22. The company has a market cap of $36.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.12. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $79.39 and a 52 week high of $126.83.

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.