Sanctuary Advisors LLC Trims Stock Position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO)

Sanctuary Advisors LLC reduced its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 22.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 24,048 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,052 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $2,323,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 3.9% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 176,026 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,429,000 after buying an additional 6,610 shares during the period. &PARTNERS grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 75.6% during the 2nd quarter. &PARTNERS now owns 6,103 shares of the company’s stock worth $500,000 after buying an additional 2,627 shares during the last quarter. Traynor Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 14.7% in the 2nd quarter. Traynor Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,823 shares of the company’s stock valued at $231,000 after purchasing an additional 361 shares during the last quarter. Allegiance Financial Group Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 0.9% during the second quarter. Allegiance Financial Group Advisory Services LLC now owns 48,636 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,987,000 after buying an additional 448 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Retirement Systems of Alabama raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 9.2% in the 2nd quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama now owns 7,331 shares of the company’s stock worth $601,000 after acquiring an additional 616 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VTWO opened at $89.63 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.13 and a beta of 1.15. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 12 month low of $75.77 and a 12 month high of $99.12. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $93.34 and its 200-day simple moving average is $88.28.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 26th were given a dividend of $0.277 per share. This represents a $1.11 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.24%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th.

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.