Private Trust Co. NA Sells 1,860 Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO

Private Trust Co. NA lessened its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 36.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,295 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,860 shares during the quarter. Private Trust Co. NA’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $287,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $215,000. Spire Wealth Management boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 22.2% in the 1st quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 2,053 shares of the company’s stock valued at $166,000 after purchasing an additional 373 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 42.1% in the 1st quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 12,259 shares of the company’s stock valued at $989,000 after purchasing an additional 3,633 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 3.2% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 34,644 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,794,000 after acquiring an additional 1,090 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 4.7% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 51,536 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,156,000 after acquiring an additional 2,294 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF stock opened at $100.30 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $96.49 and its 200 day simple moving average is $88.34. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $69.38 and a fifty-two week high of $102.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.15.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 24th were paid a dividend of $0.3428 per share. This represents a $1.37 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 24th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25.

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.