Barings LLC Purchases Shares of 15,737 Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO

Barings LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 15,737 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,576,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 165.8% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 10,126 shares of the company’s stock valued at $817,000 after purchasing an additional 6,316 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 71.0% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 691 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 287 shares during the period. Jump Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,407,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 209.7% in the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 384 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 27.6% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 12,869 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,122,000 after purchasing an additional 2,783 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

VTWO stock opened at $119.52 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $17.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.10. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $117.40 and a 200 day simple moving average of $109.58. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 52 week low of $85.88 and a 52 week high of $122.35.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.