Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Raises Holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 72.5% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 3,363,151 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,413,739 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $334,701,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of VTWO. Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 5,860,950 shares of the company’s stock valued at $583,282,000 after buying an additional 281,079 shares during the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 37.2% in the fourth quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,707 shares of the company’s stock valued at $170,000 after buying an additional 463 shares during the last quarter. Waterloo Capital L.P. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,706,000. Parr Mcknight Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 15.2% in the fourth quarter. Parr Mcknight Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 9,018 shares of the company’s stock valued at $898,000 after buying an additional 1,192 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 2,015.9% in the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 528,965 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,643,000 after buying an additional 503,965 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Stock Down 3.5%

Shares of NASDAQ VTWO opened at $113.82 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $110.57 and its 200 day moving average price is $105.64. The firm has a market cap of $15.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.11. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 52 week low of $83.59 and a 52 week high of $118.33.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

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

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Company 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.