Short Interest in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) Decreases By 45.6%

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) saw a large decrease in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 50,898 shares, a decrease of 45.6% from the June 15th total of 93,505 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 42,009 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.2 days. Currently, 0.8% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Stock Up 1.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:VTWV opened at $197.82 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $1.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.86 and a beta of 1.01. Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF has a fifty-two week low of $137.74 and a fifty-two week high of $198.01. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $189.92 and its 200-day simple moving average is $178.62.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were given a dividend of $0.7128 per share. This represents a $2.85 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.61.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 410.5% in the first quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 95,629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,991,000 after buying an additional 76,898 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 140.2% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 82,477 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,190,000 after acquiring an additional 48,138 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised 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 acquiring an additional 36,166 shares in the last quarter. Brandywine Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF in the fourth quarter worth $3,965,000. Finally, Commerce Bank lifted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 28.7% in the fourth quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 95,199 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,225,000 after acquiring an additional 21,235 shares during the period.

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.