Wesbanco Bank Inc. Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO

Wesbanco Bank Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 15.3% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 226,761 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 30,063 shares during the period. Wesbanco Bank Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $22,567,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Central Bank & Trust Co. increased its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 374.4% during the 4th quarter. Central Bank & Trust Co. now owns 12,288 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,223,000 after buying an additional 9,698 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 43.0% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 43,281 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,234,000 after purchasing an additional 13,023 shares during the last quarter. Genesis Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $598,000. Burk Holdings LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $479,000. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 404.3% during the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 38,325 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,749,000 after purchasing an additional 30,725 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF stock opened at $114.84 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $105.27 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $103.29. The company has a market cap of $15.94 billion, a PE ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.11. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $80.71 and a fifty-two week high of $116.20.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.