Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) Short Interest Up 189.7% in November

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) saw a large increase in short interest in 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 daily volume of 30,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VTWV opened at $158.77 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $884.32 million, a P/E ratio of 9.65 and a beta of 1.15. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $149.67 and a 200 day simple moving average of $143.31. Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF has a one year low of $120.48 and a one year high of $161.65.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were paid a $0.814 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th. This represents a $3.26 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.05%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VTWV. Private Trust Co. NA increased its stake in 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 valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares in the last quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $100,000. CWM LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $106,000. Gleason Group Inc. boosted its holdings in 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV boosted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 14.4% in 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 in 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.