Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) Hits New 12-Month High – Time to Buy?

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $197.18 and last traded at $195.50, with a volume of 32744 shares. The stock had previously closed at $195.44.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Stock Performance

The company’s 50-day moving average price is $187.37 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $176.21. The stock 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 company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th were paid a $0.7128 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.61. This represents a $2.85 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Royal Bank of Canada raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 1.4% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 11,462 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,525,000 after buying an additional 161 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 0.4% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 26,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,559,000 after buying an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 4.2% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 2,950 shares of the company’s stock valued at $393,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 44.8% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 39,461 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,489,000 after acquiring an additional 12,201 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Curi Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $352,000.

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.