Short Interest in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) Expands By 47.0%

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 79,800 shares, an increase of 47.0% from the November 15th total of 54,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 41,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.9 days.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of VTHR opened at $269.38 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $261.75 and its 200-day simple moving average is $249.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.71 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF has a twelve month low of $206.63 and a twelve month high of $271.66.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were given a dividend of $0.785 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.78. This represents a $3.14 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Venturi Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $101,000. Huntington National Bank acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $119,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $195,000. Finally, Sonata Capital Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $204,000.

About Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF

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.