Private Advisor Group LLC Acquires 4,732 Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO

Private Advisor Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 15.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 36,244 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,732 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $3,631,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VTWO. Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd raised its holdings 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 in the last quarter. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, NBT Bank N A NY raised its holdings 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 in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

Shares of VTWO stock opened at $118.63 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $116.61 and its 200 day simple moving average is $108.85. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a one year low of $85.88 and a one year high of $122.35. The firm has a market cap of $17.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.10.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were paid a $0.3014 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $1.21 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26.

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.