Short Interest in Vanguard Russell 1000 Value (NASDAQ:VONV) Declines By 22.0%

Vanguard Russell 1000 Value (NASDAQ:VONV) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 238,800 shares, a decrease of 22.0% from the November 30th total of 306,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 437,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Value Stock Down 0.6 %

Shares of VONV traded down $0.51 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $81.88. 758,917 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 383,097. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.30 billion, a PE ratio of 17.49 and a beta of 0.95. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $84.53 and a 200 day simple moving average of $81.62. Vanguard Russell 1000 Value has a fifty-two week low of $70.65 and a fifty-two week high of $87.97.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Value Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Investors of record on Monday, December 23rd were paid a dividend of $0.437 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 1000 Value

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Value by 27.1% during the third quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 54,534 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,544,000 after purchasing an additional 11,624 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Value by 183.9% in the 3rd quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 9,415 shares of the company’s stock worth $785,000 after buying an additional 6,099 shares during the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Value by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 1,140,495 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,037,000 after buying an additional 25,252 shares during the period. Wealth Dimensions Group Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Value by 8.0% during the 3rd quarter. Wealth Dimensions Group Ltd. now owns 275,731 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,977,000 after acquiring an additional 20,509 shares during the last quarter. Finally, M&T Bank Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Value by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 188,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,682,000 after acquiring an additional 8,218 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Value Company Profile

The Vanguard Russell 1000 Value ETF (VONV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 1000 Value index. The fund tracks an index of value stocks selected from the 1,000 largest US companies. VONV was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.