Absolute Capital Management LLC Decreases Position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO

Absolute Capital Management LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 60.1% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 15,750 shares of the company’s stock after selling 23,705 shares during the quarter. Absolute Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $1,567,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 165.8% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 10,126 shares of the company’s stock valued at $817,000 after buying an additional 6,316 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 71.0% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 691 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,000 after buying an additional 287 shares during the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $2,407,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 209.7% in the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 384 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 260 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 27.6% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 12,869 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,122,000 after buying an additional 2,783 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Trading Up 3.0%

Shares of NASDAQ VTWO opened at $117.37 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a twelve month low of $83.59 and a twelve month high of $118.33. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $111.89 and a two-hundred day moving average of $106.32. The stock has a market cap of $16.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.11.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

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

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Company 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.