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

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 17,235 shares, a decrease of 56.0% from the August 31st total of 39,153 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 23,534 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF stock traded down $1.12 during trading on Monday, reaching $187.07. 13,132 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 33,855. Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF has a 52-week low of $148.68 and a 52-week high of $200.97. The company has a market capitalization of $1.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.86 and a beta of 1.02. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $195.95 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $187.36.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VTWV. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $33,286,000. Private Advisor Group LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 410.5% during the first quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 95,629 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,991,000 after acquiring an additional 76,898 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 9.3% during 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 during the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF in the second quarter valued at $4,033,000. Finally, Dickmeyer Boyce Financial Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF in the first quarter valued at $869,000.

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.