Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) Sees Significant Decline in Short Interest

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) saw a large decline in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 6,700 shares, a decline of 86.0% from the September 30th total of 47,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 34,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. SageView Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $1,325,000. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC grew its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 4.1% during the 1st quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 2,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $406,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 7.9% in the second quarter. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $524,000 after purchasing an additional 287 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 4.7% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,780 shares of the company’s stock valued at $239,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF in the first quarter valued at about $3,384,000.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VTWV opened at $145.00 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF has a 1 year low of $109.96 and a 1 year high of $154.13. The stock has a market cap of $807.65 million, a P/E ratio of 9.65 and a beta of 1.15. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $145.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $140.01.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were given a dividend of $0.814 per share. This represents a $3.26 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.25%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 26th. This is an increase from Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Company Profile

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.