AMG National Trust Bank Has $53.85 Million Stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO

AMG National Trust Bank raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 28.7% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 537,549 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 119,997 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF makes up about 1.2% of AMG National Trust Bank’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest position. AMG National Trust Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $53,846,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Central Bank & Trust Co. grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 374.4% during the 4th quarter. Central Bank & Trust Co. now owns 12,288 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,223,000 after acquiring an additional 9,698 shares during the last quarter. Genesis Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $598,000. D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 95,532 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,507,000 after purchasing an additional 4,720 shares in the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 15.3% during the fourth quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 46,915 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,669,000 after purchasing an additional 6,212 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AE Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 280,786 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,944,000 after purchasing an additional 9,598 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

VTWO opened at $118.62 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.10. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $117.12 and its 200-day simple moving average is $109.21. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a one year low of $85.88 and a one year high of $122.35.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were issued a dividend of $0.3014 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $1.21 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. 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.