Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) Sets New 1-Year High – Here’s What Happened

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO)’s share price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $122.19 and last traded at $122.00, with a volume of 673758 shares. The stock had previously closed at $121.42.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Stock Up 0.5%

The stock has a 50-day moving average of $115.60 and a 200 day moving average of $108.08. The stock has a market cap of $16.95 billion, a PE 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. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were paid a dividend of $0.3014 per share. This represents a $1.21 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 8.1% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 29,521,917 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,938,021,000 after purchasing an additional 2,204,005 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 8,811,195 shares of the company’s stock valued at $876,890,000 after purchasing an additional 192,321 shares during the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 5,860,950 shares of the company’s stock worth $583,282,000 after purchasing an additional 281,079 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE grew its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 7.3% during the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,260,478 shares of the company’s stock worth $523,533,000 after purchasing an additional 358,891 shares during the period. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 3,525,185 shares of the company’s stock worth $350,826,000 after purchasing an additional 54,228 shares during the period.

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.