UBS Group AG Buys 218,283 Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO)

UBS Group AG increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 16.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,533,372 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 218,283 shares during the quarter. UBS Group AG owned approximately 1.58% of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF worth $124,356,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Guidance Point Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Guidance Point Advisors LLC now owns 8,721 shares of the company’s stock worth $707,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Baystate Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Baystate Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,184 shares of the company’s stock valued at $420,000 after purchasing an additional 169 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 9,275 shares of the company’s stock worth $752,000 after purchasing an additional 190 shares in the last quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,948 shares of the company’s stock worth $320,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HFG Advisors Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. HFG Advisors Inc. now owns 4,185 shares of the company’s stock valued at $339,000 after buying an additional 210 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VTWO opened at $84.24 on Wednesday. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $65.39 and a fifty-two week high of $85.65. The company has a market cap of $9.38 billion, a PE ratio of 12.13 and a beta of 1.15. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $82.00 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $79.31.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 22nd were issued a $0.174 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 21st. This represents a $0.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.83%.

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.