Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 8,700 shares, an increase of 29.9% from the October 15th total of 6,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 28,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of VTWV traded down $1.38 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $153.84. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 39,989 shares, compared to its average volume of 33,222. The company’s 50-day moving average is $147.10 and its 200-day moving average is $141.81. Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF has a 52-week low of $119.56 and a 52-week high of $159.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $856.89 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.65 and a beta of 1.15.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 26th were paid a dividend of $0.814 per share. This represents a $3.26 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.12%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Cetera Investment Advisers purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $3,384,000. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 96.2% during the second quarter. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. now owns 21,501 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,883,000 after purchasing an additional 10,545 shares in the last quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF during the first quarter valued at $1,325,000. Pathstone Holdings LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 2.9% in the third quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC now owns 157,302 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,147,000 after buying an additional 4,404 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tennessee Valley Asset Management Partners purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF in the second quarter worth about $472,000.

About Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF

The Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (VTWV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 2000 Value index. The fund tracks an index of US small-cap value stocks. Holdings are selected and weighted based on price-to-book-value. VTWV was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.