Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totalling 8,910,000 shares, a decline of 18.2% from the July 31st total of 10,890,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,145,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.2 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 50.0% during the 1st quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 6,409,425 shares of the company’s stock valued at $545,186,000 after purchasing an additional 2,137,708 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 21.4% during the 2nd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 4,371,478 shares of the company’s stock valued at $358,330,000 after buying an additional 770,135 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 18.5% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,708,017 shares of the company’s stock valued at $138,520,000 after buying an additional 266,190 shares during the last quarter. IMC Chicago LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the second quarter worth $21,017,000. Finally, UBS Group AG boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 16.6% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,533,372 shares of the company’s stock worth $124,356,000 after acquiring an additional 218,283 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Trading Up 0.6 %

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF stock opened at $88.95 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 12-month low of $65.39 and a 12-month high of $92.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.13 and a beta of 1.15. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $85.56 and a 200 day moving average of $83.22.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 27th were paid a $0.299 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 27th. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.34%.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (VTWO) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 2000 index, a market-cap-weighted index of US small-cap stocks VTWO was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.