13,500 Shares in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) Purchased by Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd.

Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd. bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 13,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,095,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Natixis Advisors L.P. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 7.3% in the 4th quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. now owns 3,049,744 shares of the company’s stock valued at $247,334,000 after purchasing an additional 208,475 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 7.1% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 1,539,414 shares of the company’s stock valued at $109,976,000 after acquiring an additional 102,698 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 16.6% during the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,533,372 shares of the company’s stock valued at $124,356,000 after acquiring an additional 218,283 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 19.5% during the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,441,827 shares of the company’s stock valued at $103,004,000 after acquiring an additional 235,311 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 646,677 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,445,000 after acquiring an additional 28,197 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Trading Up 1.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ VTWO traded up $0.89 on Friday, reaching $83.07. 829,594 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,607,697. 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 50 day moving average of $82.05 and a 200 day moving average of $79.53. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.25 billion, a PE ratio of 12.13 and a beta of 1.15.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.174 per share. This represents a $0.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.84%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 21st.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF 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.