Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) Short Interest Down 36.1% in February

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) saw a large decline in short interest during the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 45,332 shares, a decline of 36.1% from the January 29th total of 70,906 shares. Approximately 0.8% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 37,194 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.2 days. Based on an average trading volume of 37,194 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.2 days. Approximately 0.8% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Stock Down 1.6%

VTWV opened at $174.26 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $170.78 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $161.34. Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF has a 52 week low of $113.94 and a 52 week high of $178.60. The company has a market capitalization of $949.72 million, a PE ratio of 13.86 and a beta of 1.09.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Monday, December 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.8505 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 22nd. This represents a $3.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VTWV. Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 1.4% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 11,462 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,525,000 after purchasing an additional 161 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake 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 buying an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC increased its holdings 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 buying an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 10.2% during the 2nd quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 2,093 shares of the company’s stock valued at $291,000 after buying an additional 193 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 13.6% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 12,065 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,678,000 after buying an additional 1,447 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.