HighTower Advisors LLC Raises Stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO

HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 5.8% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 35,366 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,941 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $2,852,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VTWO. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 581.6% in the first quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 334 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 285 shares during the last quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $37,000. BankPlus Trust Department raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 323.7% in the 1st quarter. BankPlus Trust Department now owns 483 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 369 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NorthRock Partners LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 54.3% in the 1st quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 483 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Stock Up 3.9%

Shares of NASDAQ:VTWO opened at $94.97 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $89.25 and a two-hundred day moving average of $84.88. The stock has a market cap of $13.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.15. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 52-week low of $69.38 and a 52-week high of $99.12.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 20th were paid a $0.2498 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 20th.

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.