Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) Stock Short Interest Climbs 86.9%

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV – Get Free Report) saw a significant growth in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 32,339 shares, a growth of 86.9% from the September 30th total of 17,301 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 34,403 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.9 days. Currently, 0.5% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $33,286,000. Dickmeyer Boyce Financial Management Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $869,000. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $4,033,000. Ascentis Independent Advisors purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $566,000. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $724,000.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Trading Down 1.2%

VTWV stock opened at $188.87 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $190.40 and its 200 day moving average is $184.64. The stock has a market cap of $1.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.86 and a beta of 1.04. Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF has a 1-year low of $148.68 and a 1-year high of $200.97.

About Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF

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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.

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