Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) Short Interest Up 51.7% in March

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) saw a large growth in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 13,200 shares, a growth of 51.7% from the February 28th total of 8,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 29,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Stock Performance

VTWV stock opened at $133.35 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $756.09 million, a P/E ratio of 13.23 and a beta of 1.15. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $142.19 and its 200 day moving average is $146.66. Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF has a 52 week low of $128.09 and a 52 week high of $161.65.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were issued a $0.5178 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 25th. This represents a $2.07 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.55%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Pathstone Holdings LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC now owns 163,028 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,575,000 after purchasing an additional 5,726 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 11.0% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 106,562 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,410,000 after buying an additional 10,567 shares during the period. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 86,588 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,522,000 after acquiring an additional 6,464 shares during the last quarter. Virtue Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 17.4% in the third quarter. Virtue Capital Management LLC now owns 72,468 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,664,000 after acquiring an additional 10,749 shares during the period. Finally, Financial Advisory Corp bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $8,219,000.

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.