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

Vanguard Russell 1000 (NASDAQ:VONE - Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 51,200 shares, an increase of 139.3% from the August 31st total of 21,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 58,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.9 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 1000

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Stifel Financial Corp raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 by 23.2% during the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 231,041 shares of the company's stock valued at $50,125,000 after acquiring an additional 43,513 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 by 21.5% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 298,934 shares of the company's stock worth $64,851,000 after purchasing an additional 52,943 shares during the period. Hilltop Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 by 6.6% during the 2nd quarter. Hilltop Partners LLC now owns 294,774 shares of the company's stock valued at $72,535,000 after buying an additional 18,157 shares in the last quarter. Choreo LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 by 42.4% during the first quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 30,582 shares of the company's stock worth $7,288,000 after acquiring an additional 9,111 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ORG Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 during the second quarter worth $2,098,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Stock Down 0.0 %

Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 stock traded down $0.04 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $259.35. 58,034 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 63,135. Vanguard Russell 1000 has a one year low of $185.74 and a one year high of $260.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.78 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $249.82 and a 200 day moving average price of $243.06.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 26th will be given a $0.824 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 1000's previous quarterly dividend of $0.81. This represents a $3.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 26th.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Company Profile

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.