Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 43,600 shares, a growth of 50.9% from the January 15th total of 28,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 33,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.3 days.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Price Performance

VTWV stock opened at $146.11 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $147.72 and a 200 day moving average price of $147.55. Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF has a fifty-two week low of $128.09 and a fifty-two week high of $161.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $828.44 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.65 and a beta of 1.15.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were given a $0.8231 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Private Trust Co. NA raised its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 468.0% in the 3rd 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 last quarter. Synergy Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $52,000. Oxford Financial Group LTD. LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF during the fourth quarter worth $78,000. Gleason Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 159.4% during the third quarter. Gleason Group Inc. now owns 747 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,000 after acquiring an additional 459 shares during the period. 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 valued at $139,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares during 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.