Wesbanco Bank Inc. Buys 46,426 Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO

Wesbanco Bank Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 20.5% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 273,187 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 46,426 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF comprises about 0.8% of Wesbanco Bank Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 28th biggest position. Wesbanco Bank Inc. owned 0.20% of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF worth $27,365,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 209.7% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 384 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 260 shares during the period. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, NBT Bank N A NY increased its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 35.8% in the 4th 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 Performance

VTWO stock opened at $120.28 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $115.17 and its 200 day simple moving average is $107.77. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $85.88 and a fifty-two week high of $121.82. The company has a market cap of $16.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.11.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were issued a dividend of $0.3014 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. This represents a $1.21 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th.

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.