BNP Paribas Financial Markets Buys 503,965 Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO

BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 2,015.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 528,965 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 503,965 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets owned 0.38% of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF worth $52,643,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Fiducient Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,628,000. Operose Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 17,259.7% during the 4th quarter. Operose Advisors LLC now owns 59,023 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,874,000 after purchasing an additional 58,683 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 185,892 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,500,000 after purchasing an additional 8,819 shares during the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC raised its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 8.1% during the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 4,377 shares of the company’s stock valued at $436,000 after purchasing an additional 327 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $176,000.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

VTWO opened at $116.78 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $109.28 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $105.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.11. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a one year low of $83.10 and a one year high of $118.29.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 24th were issued a dividend of $0.2621 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 24th. This represents a $1.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%.

About Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF

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.