Vanguard Russell 1000 (NASDAQ:VONE) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Vanguard Russell 1000 (NASDAQ:VONE) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 104,000 shares, a growth of 50.7% from the December 15th total of 69,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 69,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.5 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 1000

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Sawgrass Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 by 24.0% in the 3rd quarter. Sawgrass Asset Management LLC now owns 50,222 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,061,000 after purchasing an additional 9,734 shares during the last quarter. PFW Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,435,000. Creative Planning increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 by 15.8% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 34,761 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,554,000 after purchasing an additional 4,734 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 by 8.5% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 328,295 shares of the company’s stock valued at $85,384,000 after buying an additional 25,606 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Silver Lake Advisory LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 in the 2nd quarter valued at $25,526,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Trading Up 0.2 %

NASDAQ:VONE opened at $265.46 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $5.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.78 and a beta of 1.02. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $271.46 and a 200-day simple moving average of $259.94. Vanguard Russell 1000 has a 12 month low of $214.09 and a 12 month high of $278.17.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were issued a $0.8477 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd.

About Vanguard Russell 1000

The Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF (VONE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 1000 index, a market-cap-weighted index of the 1000 largest US companies. VONE was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.