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 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 trading volume of 28,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VTWV opened at $153.84 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $147.33 and a 200-day simple moving average of $141.90. Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF has a one year low of $119.56 and a one year high of $159.84. The firm has a market cap of $856.89 million, a P/E 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 paid a $0.814 dividend. 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. This represents a $3.26 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.12%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 2.2% in the first quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 4,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $618,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares during the last quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $1,325,000. Cetera Investment Advisers acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $3,384,000. Cetera Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF in the first quarter worth $305,000. Finally, CWM LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF during the second quarter worth $106,000.

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.