Vawter Financial Ltd. Buys New Holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO)

Vawter Financial Ltd. purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 2,404 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $215,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 21.4% during the 2nd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 4,371,478 shares of the company’s stock worth $358,330,000 after acquiring an additional 770,135 shares in the last quarter. Summit Rock Advisors LP purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $109,726,000. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 14.8% during the third quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 704,010 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,910,000 after purchasing an additional 90,891 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 3.2% during the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 609,846 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,989,000 after buying an additional 19,141 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 6.5% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 467,690 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,337,000 after buying an additional 28,514 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VTWO opened at $92.45 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $89.61 and its 200 day moving average price is $86.09. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 12 month low of $70.84 and a 12 month high of $98.06. The company has a market capitalization of $12.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.13 and a beta of 1.15.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were issued a dividend of $0.277 per share. This represents a $1.11 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th.

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.