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

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) was the target of a large drop in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 6,700 shares, a drop of 86.0% from the September 30th total of 47,900 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 34,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 4.1% in the first quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 2,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $406,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. Congress Wealth Management LLC DE lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. Congress Wealth Management LLC DE now owns 56,181 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,855,000 after acquiring an additional 424 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 25.9% in the 1st quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 13,347 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,866,000 after purchasing an additional 2,744 shares during the period. Perigon Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 12.4% during the 1st quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,783 shares of the company’s stock worth $249,000 after purchasing an additional 197 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 2.2% in the 1st 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 period.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VTWV opened at $145.00 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF has a fifty-two week low of $109.96 and a fifty-two week high of $154.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $807.65 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.65 and a beta of 1.15. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $145.61 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $140.01.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were issued a $0.814 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. This represents a $3.26 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.25%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 26th.

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.