Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) Reaches New 12-Month High – Should You Buy?

Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $198.58 and last traded at $197.85, with a volume of 7203 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $198.03.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Stock Performance

The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $192.74 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $181.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.86 and a beta of 1.01.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Increases Dividend

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

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VTWV. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 6.2% during the 2nd quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 2,508 shares of the company’s stock valued at $490,000 after acquiring an additional 146 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 2.3% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,073 shares of the company’s stock worth $681,000 after buying an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 9.3% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 425,733 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,191,000 after buying an additional 36,166 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 18.2% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 11,684 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,954,000 after buying an additional 1,803 shares during the period. Finally, Dickmeyer Boyce Financial Management Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF during the first quarter worth $869,000.

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.