Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund ETF Shares (VTWO)Small Blend | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
118.59 USD
-1.04
(-0.869%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 5:29 a.m. EDT
The Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (VTWO) presents a compelling long-term case as a superior vehicle for small-cap exposure compared to its peers, evidenced by a nearly 40 percentage point outperformance over the last decade and a robust nine-year cumulative gain of nearly 89%. The underlying business quality is strong, with no recent multi-year decline in price trajectory and a consistent upward trend in annual returns, supporting a solid buy rating. However, the short-term outlook is clouded by defensive positioning; options data reveals significant speculative hedging at lower price levels, implying traders expect volatility or a pullback despite the underlying asset's strength. The dividend yield sits at a neutral level, offering income but not serving as a primary investment driver. While the statistical forecast model suggests a modest upside lean, the divergence between strong fundamentals and defensive options flow warrants caution in the immediate term. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL_79 ✓ | 0.056935 |
| MSTL | 0.058997 |
| AutoTheta | 0.060769 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.063295 |
| AutoETS | 0.063296 |
| MSTL_79_115 | 0.072468 |
| MSTL_115 | 0.081659 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_79
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 50% |
| H-stat | 6.34 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.288 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.92 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 19.57 |
As of July 11, 2026, 5:29 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume at strikes significantly below current prices (e.g., 90 and 100 strikes in September), suggesting a fear of a sharp correction or a 'buy the dip' strategy. However, open interest is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money calls, indicating a bullish bias for a gradual grind higher rather than an immediate crash. Implied volatility is elevated on deep out-of-the-money puts, pricing in a tail risk event, while ATM IV remains moderate.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.25% | 1.26% | 1.35% | 1.39% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | 0.3010 | 0.252178 |
| 2026-03-24 | 0.2620 | 0.260671 |
| 2025-12-22 | 0.4030 | 0.393247 |
| 2025-09-24 | 0.3430 | 0.351219 |
| 2025-06-20 | 0.2500 | 0.295718 |
| 2025-03-25 | 0.2480 | 0.295379 |
| 2024-12-23 | 0.3310 | 0.369667 |
| 2024-09-26 | 0.2770 | 0.312924 |
| 2024-06-27 | 0.2990 | 0.366152 |
| 2024-03-21 | 0.1740 | 0.207044 |
| 2023-12-19 | 0.4010 | 0.495735 |
| 2023-09-21 | 0.3200 | 0.448808 |
| 2023-06-23 | 0.2350 | 0.322581 |
| 2023-03-23 | 0.2180 | 0.317137 |
| 2022-12-15 | 0.4160 | 0.586825 |
| 2022-09-28 | 0.2860 | 0.416727 |
| 2022-06-29 | 0.2180 | 0.316630 |
| 2022-03-24 | 0.1220 | 0.146864 |
| 2021-12-16 | 0.4750 | 0.552390 |
| 2021-09-29 | 0.2210 | 0.247730 |
| 2021-06-29 | 0.1690 | 0.182505 |
| 2021-03-26 | 0.1525 | 0.171464 |
| 2020-12-17 | 0.3400 | 0.429374 |
| 2020-09-11 | 0.1635 | 0.272545 |
| 2020-06-25 | 0.1640 | 0.290086 |
| 2020-03-26 | 0.0640 | 0.135694 |
| 2019-12-16 | 0.3340 | 0.507329 |
| 2019-09-26 | 0.2525 | 0.411976 |
| 2019-06-21 | 0.2305 | 0.372525 |
| 2019-03-25 | 0.0885 | 0.146535 |
| 2018-12-13 | 0.2235 | 0.390939 |
| 2018-09-26 | 0.2300 | 0.341221 |
| 2018-06-28 | 0.2120 | 0.323072 |
| 2018-03-22 | 0.0925 | 0.150187 |
| 2017-12-14 | 0.2510 | 0.418333 |
| 2017-09-27 | 0.1945 | 0.328742 |
| 2017-06-28 | 0.1880 | 0.331307 |
| 2017-03-22 | 0.0895 | 0.166978 |
| 2016-12-14 | 0.2530 | 0.469562 |
| 2016-09-20 | 0.2035 | 0.416453 |
| 2016-06-21 | 0.1565 | 0.340588 |
| 2016-03-21 | 0.0745 | 0.170422 |
| 2015-12-21 | 0.2385 | 0.533378 |
| 2015-09-21 | 0.3150 | 0.680860 |
| 2014-12-22 | 0.5355 | 1.124173 |
| 2013-12-24 | 0.4785 | 1.042030 |
| 2012-12-24 | 0.5225 | 1.569540 |
| 2011-12-23 | 0.2690 | 0.911555 |
| 2010-12-27 | 0.1130 | 0.362703 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 122.35 |
| All Time Low | 24.025 |
| Ask | 118.62 |
| Ask Size | 6 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,437,030 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,089,909 |
| Average Volume | 2,089,909 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,437,030 |
| Beta3 Year | 1.26 |
| Bid | 118.6 |
| Bid Size | 6 |
| Category | Small Blend |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 119.55 |
| Day Low | 118.29 |
| Dividend Date | 1,490,659,200 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.08 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 6.0603743 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 116.7976 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.7923965 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.015346176 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 34.015144 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 122.35 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.7600021 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.030731525 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 85.88 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 32.71 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.3808803 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 85.88 - 122.35 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,285,162,200,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.0719954 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Fund Family | Vanguard |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,292,976,000 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The fund advisor employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Russell 2000® Index. The index is designed to measure the performance of small-capitalization stocks in the United States. The advisor attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. |
| Long Name | Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund ETF Shares |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_113666179 |
| Nav Price | 119.53 |
| Net Assets | 18,552,160,300.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.06 |
| Open | 119.26 |
| Pre Market Change | 0.09000397 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | 0.07589508 |
| Pre Market Price | 118.68 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,784,029,675 |
| Previous Close | 119.63 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.04 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.869348 |
| Regular Market Day High | 119.55 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 118.29 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 118.29 - 119.55 |
| Regular Market Open | 119.26 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 119.63 |
| Regular Market Price | 118.59 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,485,020 |
| Short Name | Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | VTWO |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.1646803 |
| Total Assets | 18,552,160,256 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 19.568098 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 21.51594 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 21.51594 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 106.04295 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 12.547043 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.11832038 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 1,485,020 |
| Yield | 0.0108 |
| Ytd Return | 22.60434 |