Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Acquires 1,413,739 Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 72.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,363,151 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,413,739 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. owned 2.43% of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF worth $334,701,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Central Bank & Trust Co. grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 374.4% in the fourth quarter. Central Bank & Trust Co. now owns 12,288 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,223,000 after purchasing an additional 9,698 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 43.0% in the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 43,281 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,234,000 after purchasing an additional 13,023 shares during the last quarter. Genesis Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $598,000. Burk Holdings LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the third quarter valued at about $479,000. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 95,532 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,507,000 after purchasing an additional 4,720 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

VTWO opened at $113.82 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $110.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is $105.64. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 1 year low of $83.59 and a 1 year high of $118.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.80 billion, a PE ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.11.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 24th were paid 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%.

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.