Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) Short Interest Up 144.8% in November

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 61,700 shares, an increase of 144.8% from the November 15th total of 25,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 32,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.9 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 4.7% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,780 shares of the company’s stock valued at $239,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 1.8% during the third quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 4,803 shares of the company’s stock valued at $707,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 15,775 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,321,000 after acquiring an additional 88 shares during the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC raised its holdings 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 worth $487,000 after purchasing an additional 88 shares during the period. Finally, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 9,083 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,218,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VTWV opened at $156.54 on Thursday. Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF has a 1 year low of $126.24 and a 1 year high of $161.65. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $151.60 and its 200 day simple moving average is $144.52. The company has a market capitalization of $871.93 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.65 and a beta of 1.15.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were issued a dividend of $0.814 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th. This represents a $3.26 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.08%.

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.