Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) Short Interest Up 71.5% in August

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 51,115 shares, an increase of 71.5% from the July 30th total of 29,811 shares. Currently, 0.8% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 38,488 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Stock Down 0.3%

NASDAQ:VTWV traded down $0.65 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $195.22. 14,308 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 32,554. The company has a market cap of $1.29 billion, a PE ratio of 13.86 and a beta of 1.02. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $196.47 and its 200-day simple moving average is $184.86. Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF has a one year low of $148.68 and a one year high of $200.97.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were paid a $0.7128 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.61. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $2.85 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $36,000. Ankerstar Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $48,000. Blueline Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $54,000. JNBA Financial Advisors bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF during the second quarter valued at about $116,000. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $103,000.

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.