HighTower Advisors LLC Acquires 584,990 Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO

HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 1,219.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 632,963 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 584,990 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $62,993,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 2,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $276,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. Curtis Advisory Group LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Curtis Advisory Group LLC now owns 30,832 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,068,000 after acquiring an additional 101 shares during the period. DAVENPORT & Co LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 7,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $787,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares during the period. Grantvest Financial Group LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 3.6% in the third quarter. Grantvest Financial Group LLC now owns 2,991 shares of the company’s stock valued at $293,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the period. Finally, NBT Bank N A NY boosted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 35.8% in the fourth quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 398 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 105 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Stock Up 2.5%

NASDAQ:VTWO opened at $113.08 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $15.70 billion, a PE ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.11. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 12 month low of $80.71 and a 12 month high of $116.20. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $106.78 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $104.14.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 24th were given a dividend of $0.2621 per share. This represents a $1.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 24th.

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.