Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO Position Boosted by Operose Advisors LLC

Operose Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 17,259.7% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 59,023 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 58,683 shares during the period. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF accounts for approximately 1.4% of Operose Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. Operose Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $5,874,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of VTWO. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 456.1% during the 3rd quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 317 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 260 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 209.7% during the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 384 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 260 shares in the last quarter. NBT Bank N A NY grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 35.8% during the 4th quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 398 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $46,000.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VTWO opened at $117.98 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $81.94 and a fifty-two week high of $118.29. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $108.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $104.90. The stock has a market cap of $16.38 billion, a PE ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.11.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 24th were given a dividend of $0.2621 per share. 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 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.