Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) Short Interest Up 45.9% in February

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) was the target of a large growth in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 69,300 shares, a growth of 45.9% from the February 13th total of 47,500 shares. Currently, 0.6% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 33,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.1 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of VTHR. Venturi Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. Huntington National Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $119,000. Natixis Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 158,169 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,123,000 after purchasing an additional 5,931 shares in the last quarter. Smithfield Trust Co grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 14.7% during the 3rd quarter. Smithfield Trust Co now owns 13,391 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,395,000 after purchasing an additional 1,717 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 31.5% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,177 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,567,000 after purchasing an additional 1,481 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VTHR opened at $248.69 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.11 billion, a PE ratio of 24.03 and a beta of 1.03. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $263.09 and its 200-day simple moving average is $259.97. Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $219.39 and a fifty-two week high of $272.04.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were issued a dividend of $0.8612 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd.

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.