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

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 32,339 shares, an increase of 86.9% from the September 30th total of 17,301 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 34,403 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.9 days. Currently, 0.5% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:VTWV opened at $188.87 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $1.32 billion, a PE ratio of 13.86 and a beta of 1.04. The company’s fifty day moving average is $190.40 and its 200 day moving average is $184.64. Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF has a 52 week low of $148.68 and a 52 week high of $200.97.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of VTWV. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $33,286,000. Dickmeyer Boyce Financial Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $869,000. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $4,033,000. Ascentis Independent Advisors bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $566,000. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $724,000.

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.