Short Interest in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) Grows By 71.0%

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 93,505 shares, an increase of 71.0% from the May 31st total of 54,673 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 21,161 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.4 days. Approximately 1.5% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Price Performance

Shares of VTWV stock traded down $1.36 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $194.14. The stock had a trading volume of 37,910 shares, compared to its average volume of 32,506. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.24 billion, a PE ratio of 13.86 and a beta of 1.01. Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF has a twelve month low of $137.74 and a twelve month high of $197.18. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $187.37 and its 200 day moving average is $176.21.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were issued a $0.7128 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th. This is an increase from Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.61. This represents a $2.85 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VTWV. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 2.3% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,073 shares of the company’s stock worth $681,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 9.3% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 425,733 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,191,000 after buying an additional 36,166 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 18.2% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 11,684 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,954,000 after buying an additional 1,803 shares in the last quarter. Dickmeyer Boyce Financial Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $869,000. Finally, Zhang Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $339,000.

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.