Vanguard Russell 1000 (NASDAQ:VONE) Short Interest Down 24.5% in October

Vanguard Russell 1000 (NASDAQ:VONE - Get Free Report) saw a large decline in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 20,600 shares, a decline of 24.5% from the September 30th total of 27,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 59,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VONE traded down $0.18 during trading on Friday, hitting $262.58. 23,508 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 61,920. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.78 and a beta of 1.02. The business's fifty day moving average is $257.12 and its 200 day moving average is $247.08. Vanguard Russell 1000 has a fifty-two week low of $185.74 and a fifty-two week high of $265.76.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 26th were paid a dividend of $0.824 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Russell 1000's previous quarterly dividend of $0.81. This represents a $3.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.26%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Waverly Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 by 24.3% during the first quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC now owns 350,980 shares of the company's stock worth $83,645,000 after purchasing an additional 68,551 shares during the period. Hilltop Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 by 6.6% in the second 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. Flower City Capital grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 by 5.2% during the second quarter. Flower City Capital now owns 203,344 shares of the company's stock valued at $50,202,000 after buying an additional 10,101 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 by 1.7% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 180,088 shares of the company's stock valued at $44,314,000 after buying an additional 2,997 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 by 3.8% during the second quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 168,471 shares of the company's stock worth $41,456,000 after acquiring an additional 6,109 shares in the last quarter.

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.