Vanguard Russell 1000 (NASDAQ:VONE) Short Interest Up 41.4% in February

Vanguard Russell 1000 (NASDAQ:VONE - Get Free Report) saw a large increase in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 47,500 shares, an increase of 41.4% from the January 31st total of 33,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 80,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Stock Down 1.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VONE traded down $4.89 during trading on Monday, reaching $265.39. 112,424 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 66,220. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $272.57 and a 200 day simple moving average of $266.33. Vanguard Russell 1000 has a 1-year low of $224.66 and a 1-year high of $279.48. The firm has a market cap of $5.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.35 and a beta of 1.02.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Investors 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

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 during the 4th quarter valued at about $72,938,000. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 by 63.9% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 639,300 shares of the company's stock valued at $170,514,000 after acquiring an additional 249,163 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 in the fourth quarter worth approximately $59,823,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 by 36.0% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 226,226 shares of the company's stock worth $60,339,000 after purchasing an additional 59,898 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pitcairn Co. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 by 3,859.2% during the 3rd quarter. Pitcairn Co. now owns 43,828 shares of the company's stock valued at $11,398,000 after purchasing an additional 42,721 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.