Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) Reaches New 52-Week High – Time to Buy?

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $253.00 and last traded at $251.04, with a volume of 32120 shares. The stock had previously closed at $251.80.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Price Performance

The business’s fifty day moving average price is $239.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $230.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.24 billion, a PE ratio of 20.82 and a beta of 1.17.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Monday, December 22nd were issued a $0.6673 dividend. This represents a $2.67 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 22nd.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTWG. Centric Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $3,822,000. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 5.4% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 303,703 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,999,000 after purchasing an additional 15,449 shares in the last quarter. LJI Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 20.0% during the 2nd quarter. LJI Wealth Management LLC now owns 71,948 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,999,000 after purchasing an additional 12,004 shares during the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 79.2% in the 3rd quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 23,749 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,668,000 after buying an additional 10,498 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 54.9% in the 3rd quarter. Fifth Third Securities Inc. now owns 26,377 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,166,000 after buying an additional 9,347 shares during the last quarter.

About Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF

The Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (VTWG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 2000 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of US small-cap growth stocks. Holdings are selected and weighted based on EPS growth estimates and historical sales growth. VTWG was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.