2,815 Shares in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) Acquired by Park Edge Advisors LLC

Park Edge Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 2,815 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $239,000.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Natixis Advisors L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 7.3% during the fourth quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. now owns 3,049,744 shares of the company’s stock worth $247,334,000 after purchasing an additional 208,475 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 18.5% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,708,017 shares of the company’s stock valued at $138,520,000 after acquiring an additional 266,190 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp raised its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 1,608,946 shares of the company’s stock valued at $130,487,000 after acquiring an additional 69,532 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG raised its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 16.6% during the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 4.6% during the fourth 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 in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

VTWO traded down $0.01 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $81.56. 760,422 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,391,534. The company has a market cap of $9.04 billion, a PE ratio of 12.13 and a beta of 1.15. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $82.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is $81.21. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a one year low of $65.39 and a one year high of $85.65.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 27th were given a $0.299 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 27th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.47%.

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.