Simplicity Wealth LLC Buys 18,561 Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO

Simplicity Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 101.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 36,788 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,561 shares during the quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $3,209,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 581.6% in the first quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 334 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 285 shares during the last quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the first quarter valued at about $27,000. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the first quarter valued at about $37,000. BankPlus Trust Department grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 323.7% in the first quarter. BankPlus Trust Department now owns 483 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 369 shares during the period. Finally, NorthRock Partners LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 54.3% in the first quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 483 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Trading Up 0.8%

NASDAQ:VTWO opened at $99.37 on Monday. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 1 year low of $69.38 and a 1 year high of $100.27. The stock has a market cap of $12.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.15. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $94.26 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $86.94.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 24th were paid a $0.3428 dividend. 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. This represents a $1.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%.

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.