Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Time to Buy?

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) saw an uptick in trading volume on Tuesday . 54,793 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 67% from the previous session’s volume of 32,798 shares.The stock last traded at $195.09 and had previously closed at $195.87.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Stock Performance

The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $196.47 and its 200-day moving average price is $184.86. The company has a market cap of $1.28 billion, a PE ratio of 13.86 and a beta of 1.02.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were paid a dividend of $0.7128 per share. This represents a $2.85 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. This is an increase from Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.61. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Dickmeyer Boyce Financial Management Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $869,000. Mosaic Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $424,000. Ascentis Independent Advisors bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $566,000. Clear Retirement Advice LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $636,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $71,191,000 after acquiring an additional 36,166 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.