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

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 29,811 shares, a decrease of 56.7% from the July 15th total of 68,799 shares. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 39,963 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VTWV opened at $200.77 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.86 and a beta of 1.02. Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF has a 12 month low of $145.75 and a 12 month high of $200.97. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $194.70 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $182.98.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were paid a $0.7128 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.61. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $2.85 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 1.4% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 11,462 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,525,000 after buying an additional 161 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 26,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,559,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 4.2% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 2,950 shares of the company’s stock worth $393,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 44.8% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 39,461 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,489,000 after acquiring an additional 12,201 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Curi Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $352,000.

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.