Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) Reaches New 1-Year High – Should You Buy?

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV)’s share price hit a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $155.63 and last traded at $155.63, with a volume of 771 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $148.22.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Stock Up 5.9 %

The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $145.81 and a 200 day simple moving average of $140.86. The company has a market cap of $874.43 million, a PE ratio of 9.65 and a beta of 1.15.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 26th were given a dividend of $0.814 per share. This represents a $3.26 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.07%. This is an increase from Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. WestHill Financial Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 1.3% in the third quarter. WestHill Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 54,106 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,962,000 after acquiring an additional 689 shares in the last quarter. Red Cedar Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 1.0% during the third quarter. Red Cedar Investment Management LLC now owns 28,483 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,191,000 after buying an additional 281 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 9.1% in the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 26,414 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,541,000 after acquiring an additional 2,212 shares in the last quarter. Jmac Enterprises LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 2.6% during the third quarter. Jmac Enterprises LLC now owns 23,786 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,500,000 after purchasing an additional 609 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Institute for Wealth Management LLC. increased its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 96.2% in the second quarter. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. now owns 21,501 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,883,000 after buying an additional 10,545 shares during the last quarter.

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.