Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWVGet Free Report) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 29,811 shares, a drop of 56.7% from the July 15th total of 68,799 shares. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 39,963 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VTWV opened at $200.77 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $194.70 and its two-hundred day moving average is $182.90. Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF has a 12 month low of $145.75 and a 12 month high of $200.97. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.86 and a beta of 1.02.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were paid a $0.7128 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.61. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $2.85 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VTWV. Private Advisor Group LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 410.5% in the 1st quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 95,629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,991,000 after purchasing an additional 76,898 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 140.2% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 82,477 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,190,000 after purchasing an additional 48,138 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 9.3% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 425,733 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,191,000 after purchasing an additional 36,166 shares in the last quarter. Brandywine Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF during the fourth quarter worth $3,965,000. Finally, Commerce Bank boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 28.7% during the fourth quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 95,199 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,225,000 after buying an additional 21,235 shares during the period.

About Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF

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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.

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