Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) Sets New 52-Week High – Still a Buy?

Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Friday . The company traded as high as $195.54 and last traded at $195.54, with a volume of 19273 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $194.11.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Stock Performance

The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $186.17 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $175.33. The firm has a market cap of $1.23 billion, a PE ratio of 13.86 and a beta of 1.02.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were paid a dividend of $0.7128 per share. This represents a $2.85 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.61. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of VTWV. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 8.4% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 829 shares of the company’s stock worth $133,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the period. Berkshire Asset Management LLC PA raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Berkshire Asset Management LLC PA now owns 23,899 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,822,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 8,110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,297,000 after buying an additional 82 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 2.3% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,073 shares of the company’s stock worth $681,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,003 shares of the company’s stock valued at $320,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period.

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.