Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) Sees Large Volume Increase – Time to Buy?

Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) saw an uptick in trading volume on Tuesday . 54,793 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 67% from the previous session’s volume of 32,798 shares.The stock last traded at $195.09 and had previously closed at $195.87.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Stock Down 1.0%

The company has a market capitalization of $1.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.86 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a 50-day moving average of $196.47 and a two-hundred day moving average of $184.86.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th were paid a $0.7128 dividend. This represents a $2.85 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. 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.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Sound Financial Strategies Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 2.1% during the second quarter. Sound Financial Strategies Group LLC now owns 2,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $547,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 8.4% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 829 shares of the company’s stock valued at $133,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. Berkshire Asset Management LLC PA increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Berkshire Asset Management LLC PA now owns 23,899 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,822,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 8,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,297,000 after buying an additional 82 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 2.3% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,073 shares of the company’s stock worth $681,000 after buying an additional 90 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.