Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 43,600 shares, a growth of 50.9% from the January 15th total of 28,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 33,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.3 days.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VTWV traded down $0.32 on Friday, hitting $147.37. The stock had a trading volume of 9,527 shares, compared to its average volume of 31,954. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $147.37 and its 200-day moving average price is $147.54. Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF has a twelve month low of $128.09 and a twelve month high of $161.65. The company has a market capitalization of $835.59 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.65 and a beta of 1.15.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were given a $0.8231 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTWV. Pathstone Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC now owns 157,302 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,147,000 after acquiring an additional 4,404 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 11.0% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 106,562 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,410,000 after purchasing an additional 10,567 shares during the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 8.1% in the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 86,588 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,522,000 after buying an additional 6,464 shares in the last quarter. Virtue Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 17.4% in the third quarter. Virtue Capital Management LLC now owns 72,468 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,664,000 after buying an additional 10,749 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WestHill Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. WestHill Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 55,340 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,003,000 after buying an additional 1,234 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.