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

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) shares saw an uptick in trading volume on Friday . 67,146 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 111% from the previous session’s volume of 31,885 shares.The stock last traded at $140.89 and had previously closed at $144.20.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Trading Down 2.4 %

The company has a market cap of $797.77 million, a P/E ratio of 9.65 and a beta of 1.15. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $151.68 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $146.25.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 4.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,780 shares of the company’s stock valued at $239,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 13,684 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,835,000 after acquiring an additional 337 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 14,373 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,927,000 after purchasing an additional 424 shares during the period. Tennessee Valley Asset Management Partners acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF in the second quarter worth $472,000. Finally, MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 7.9% during the 2nd quarter. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,906 shares of the company’s stock worth $524,000 after purchasing an additional 287 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.