Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) Short Interest Down 81.5% in September

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) was the target of a large decline in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 6,700 shares, a decline of 81.5% from the August 31st total of 36,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 37,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 9.1% during the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 26,414 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,541,000 after purchasing an additional 2,212 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 10.6% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,769 shares of the company’s stock worth $237,000 after buying an additional 169 shares in the last quarter. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 7.9% during the 2nd quarter. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,906 shares of the company’s stock worth $524,000 after buying an additional 287 shares in the last quarter. Tennessee Valley Asset Management Partners bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $472,000. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 14,373 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,927,000 after buying an additional 424 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VTWV opened at $147.65 on Wednesday. Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF has a one year low of $109.96 and a one year high of $154.13. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $144.45 and a 200-day simple moving average of $138.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $789.93 million, a PE ratio of 9.65 and a beta of 1.15.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Company Profile

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.