Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH Increases Stock Position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO

Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 37.6% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 474,675 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 129,621 shares during the quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH owned approximately 0.34% of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF worth $47,548,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of VTWO. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 209.7% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 384 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 260 shares during the last quarter. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, NBT Bank N A NY grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 35.8% in the 4th quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 398 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Stock Down 0.4%

NASDAQ:VTWO opened at $120.28 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 52 week low of $85.88 and a 52 week high of $121.82. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $115.17 and a 200 day moving average of $107.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.11.

Vanguard Russell 2000 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 given a $0.3014 dividend. This represents a $1.21 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26.

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.