Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) saw a large decline in short interest during the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totalling 31,700 shares, a decline of 27.6% from the July 31st total of 43,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 36,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.9 days.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Stock Up 0.7 %

NASDAQ VTWG opened at $204.61 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $197.68 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $192.63. Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $148.12 and a twelve month high of $211.89. The company has a market capitalization of $961.67 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.65 and a beta of 1.15.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, June 27th were issued a dividend of $0.265 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 27th. This represents a $1.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.52%.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 4.4% in the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 135,709 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,927,000 after purchasing an additional 5,686 shares during the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 5.3% in the 2nd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 15,285 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,920,000 after acquiring an additional 767 shares during the last quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP boosted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 60.9% during the 2nd quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP now owns 17,138 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,274,000 after acquiring an additional 6,484 shares during the period. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 8.1% during the 2nd quarter. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,757 shares of the company’s stock worth $527,000 after acquiring an additional 207 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Westwood Holdings Group Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 359,721 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,725,000 after purchasing an additional 8,958 shares during the period.

About Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF

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.