Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) Short Interest Up 50.9% in January

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in 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 daily volume of 33,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.3 days.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VTWV stock traded down $0.32 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $147.37. 9,527 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 31,954. Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF has a twelve month low of $128.09 and a twelve month high of $161.65. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $147.37 and its 200-day simple moving average is $147.54. The firm has a market cap of $835.59 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.65 and a beta of 1.15.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Investors of record on Monday, December 23rd were issued a dividend of $0.8231 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 4,803 shares of the company’s stock worth $707,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 15,775 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,321,000 after buying an additional 88 shares in the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 2.7% in the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 3,307 shares of the company’s stock valued at $487,000 after buying an additional 88 shares in the last quarter. TRUE Private Wealth Advisors lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. TRUE Private Wealth Advisors now owns 2,110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $305,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 14.4% during the 3rd 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.

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.