Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) Short Interest Down 24.3% in December

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 39,600 shares, a decrease of 24.3% from the December 15th total of 52,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 30,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.3 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. AdvisorNet Financial Inc lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 18,592 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,689,000 after purchasing an additional 981 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 4.5% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 28,868 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,248,000 after buying an additional 1,249 shares in the last quarter. Virtue Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 17.4% during the third quarter. Virtue Capital Management LLC now owns 72,468 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,664,000 after buying an additional 10,749 shares during the period. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 52.8% in the third quarter. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,970 shares of the company’s stock worth $878,000 after acquiring an additional 2,064 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 3,307 shares of the company’s stock valued at $487,000 after acquiring an additional 88 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Stock Up 1.5 %

Shares of VTWV opened at $143.92 on Wednesday. Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF has a fifty-two week low of $126.75 and a fifty-two week high of $161.65. The company’s fifty day moving average is $151.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $146.55. The firm has a market cap of $816.03 million, a PE ratio of 9.65 and a beta of 1.15.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Announces Dividend

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

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.