Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Grows Stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 5.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 185,892 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,819 shares during the quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. owned about 0.13% of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF worth $18,500,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased 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 valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 260 shares during the last quarter. NBT Bank N A NY increased 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 valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $46,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 241.9% during the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 506 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 358 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VTWO opened at $117.33 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $108.95 and its 200 day moving average price is $105.03. The company has a market capitalization of $16.29 billion, a PE ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.11. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 52-week low of $81.94 and a 52-week high of $118.29.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 24th were paid a dividend of $0.2621 per share. This represents a $1.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 24th.

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.