Vanguard Russell 1000 Value (NASDAQ:VONV) Short Interest Up 167.5% in January

Vanguard Russell 1000 Value (NASDAQ:VONV) was the target of a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 638,700 shares, an increase of 167.5% from the December 31st total of 238,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 522,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.2 days.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Value Stock Performance

VONV stock traded up $0.92 on Thursday, reaching $85.59. The company had a trading volume of 386,319 shares, compared to its average volume of 566,126. The company’s fifty day moving average is $83.91 and its 200 day moving average is $82.60. The company has a market cap of $10.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.49 and a beta of 0.95. Vanguard Russell 1000 Value has a 1 year low of $72.12 and a 1 year high of $87.97.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Value Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VONV. Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Value during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Synergy Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Value in the 4th quarter worth $25,000. WFA Asset Management Corp bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Value in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Crews Bank & Trust bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Value during the 4th quarter worth about $46,000. Finally, Guardian Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Value by 39.3% in the 3rd quarter. Guardian Wealth Management Inc. now owns 560 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 158 shares in the last quarter.

About Vanguard Russell 1000 Value

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.