Carter Financial Group INC. Invests $483,000 in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO

Carter Financial Group INC. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 5,539 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $483,000.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 209.7% in the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 384 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares during the period. Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 35.4% during the 2nd quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 493 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 129 shares in the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $51,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 355.3% in the 2nd quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 683 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,000 after buying an additional 533 shares during the period. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 71.0% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 691 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,000 after buying an additional 287 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VTWO opened at $102.65 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 1 year low of $69.38 and a 1 year high of $104.40. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $99.02 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $93.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.13.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 24th were issued a $0.3428 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 24th. This represents a $1.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF 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.