Vanguard Russell 1000 (NASDAQ:VONE) Short Interest Up 50.7% in December

Vanguard Russell 1000 (NASDAQ:VONE - Get Free Report) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 104,000 shares, a growth of 50.7% from the December 15th total of 69,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 69,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.5 days.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Price Performance

Shares of VONE stock traded up $4.67 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $270.13. The company had a trading volume of 79,077 shares, compared to its average volume of 80,146. Vanguard Russell 1000 has a 1-year low of $214.09 and a 1-year high of $278.17. The company has a 50 day moving average of $271.46 and a 200 day moving average of $259.94. The firm has a market cap of $5.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.78 and a beta of 1.02.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were given a dividend of $0.8477 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sawgrass Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 by 24.0% during the third quarter. Sawgrass Asset Management LLC now owns 50,222 shares of the company's stock worth $13,061,000 after purchasing an additional 9,734 shares during the period. PFW Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,435,000. Creative Planning raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 by 15.8% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 34,761 shares of the company's stock worth $8,554,000 after buying an additional 4,734 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 by 8.5% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 328,295 shares of the company's stock valued at $85,384,000 after buying an additional 25,606 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Silver Lake Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 in the second quarter valued at approximately $25,526,000.

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.