Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO Stake Lifted by Financial & Tax Architects LLC

Financial & Tax Architects LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 10.4% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 73,017 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,860 shares during the period. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF accounts for approximately 1.6% of Financial & Tax Architects LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest holding. Financial & Tax Architects LLC owned 0.05% of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF worth $7,314,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 209.7% during the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 384 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares during the period. Finally, NBT Bank N A NY grew its position in 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 purchasing an additional 105 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Trading Up 0.5%

NASDAQ VTWO opened at $121.42 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $115.60 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $108.08. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 52 week low of $85.88 and a 52 week high of $121.82. The stock has a market cap of $16.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.11.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.