Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) Short Interest Up 537.8% in December

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 44,922 shares, an increase of 537.8% from the November 30th total of 7,043 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 20,365 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.2 days. Currently, 0.8% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Currently, 0.8% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 20,365 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.2 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTWV. Rodgers & Associates LTD grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 0.4% during the second quarter. Rodgers & Associates LTD now owns 16,717 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,325,000 after buying an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Stordahl Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 2.6% during the third quarter. Stordahl Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $440,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. FourThought Financial Partners LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. FourThought Financial Partners LLC now owns 8,104 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,127,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 22.7% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 536 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Freedom Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Freedom Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,655 shares of the company’s stock valued at $647,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF stock opened at $163.41 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF has a fifty-two week low of $113.94 and a fifty-two week high of $167.22. The company has a market capitalization of $872.61 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.86 and a beta of 1.09. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $158.59 and a two-hundred day moving average of $151.60.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Monday, December 22nd were given a dividend of $0.8505 per share. This represents a $3.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 22nd.

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.