Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) Hits New 12-Month High – What’s Next?

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $197.55 and last traded at $197.55, with a volume of 4486 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $195.12.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Price Performance

The company has a fifty day moving average price of $190.11 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $178.74. The firm has a market cap of $1.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.86 and a beta of 1.01.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th were paid a dividend of $0.7128 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.61. This represents a $2.85 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. CoreCap Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Ankerstar Wealth LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $48,000. Blueline Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $54,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $103,000. Finally, Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 8.4% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 829 shares of the company’s stock valued at $133,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares in the last quarter.

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.