Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) was the target of a large decline in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 39,600 shares, a decline of 24.3% from the December 15th total of 52,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 30,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.3 days.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Trading Up 1.8 %

Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF stock opened at $146.49 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $151.21 and a 200 day moving average price of $146.62. Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF has a twelve month low of $126.75 and a twelve month high of $161.65. The stock has a market cap of $830.60 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.65 and a beta of 1.15.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were paid a $0.8231 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 4.7% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,780 shares of the company’s stock worth $239,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 14,373 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,927,000 after buying an additional 424 shares in the last quarter. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 7.9% in the 2nd quarter. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $524,000 after buying an additional 287 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 10.6% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,769 shares of the company’s stock worth $237,000 after acquiring an additional 169 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers boosted 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 purchasing an additional 2,212 shares during the last quarter.

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.