Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) Hits New 12-Month High – Still a Buy?

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $160.23 and last traded at $160.23, with a volume of 11923 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $157.24.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Price Performance

The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $149.06 and its 200 day simple moving average is $142.94. The company has a market capitalization of $881.34 million, a PE ratio of 9.65 and a beta of 1.15.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 2.06%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Virtue Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 17.4% during the 3rd quarter. Virtue Capital Management LLC now owns 72,468 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,664,000 after purchasing an additional 10,749 shares during the period. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 52.8% during the third quarter. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,970 shares of the company’s stock valued at $878,000 after buying an additional 2,064 shares during the period. MML Investors Services LLC grew its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 2.7% during the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 3,307 shares of the company’s stock valued at $487,000 after buying an additional 88 shares during the period. TRUE Private Wealth Advisors increased its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 11.7% in the third quarter. TRUE Private Wealth Advisors now owns 2,010 shares of the company’s stock valued at $296,000 after buying an additional 210 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 468.0% in the third quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 284 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 234 shares during the period.

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.