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

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 25,200 shares, an increase of 189.7% from the October 31st total of 8,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 30,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Private Trust Co. NA increased its stake 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 purchasing an additional 234 shares during the period. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $100,000. CWM LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $106,000. Gleason Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 159.4% in the third quarter. Gleason Group Inc. now owns 747 shares of the company’s stock worth $110,000 after acquiring an additional 459 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV increased its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 14.4% during the third quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 944 shares of the company’s stock worth $139,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VTWV traded up $0.98 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $159.21. The stock had a trading volume of 9,624 shares, compared to its average volume of 33,359. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $149.28 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $143.09. Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF has a 52 week low of $120.48 and a 52 week high of $161.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $886.80 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.65 and a beta of 1.15.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were given a dividend of $0.814 per share. This is a positive change 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 2.05%.

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.