Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) Shares Sold by Avantax Advisory Services Inc.

Avantax Advisory Services Inc. lowered its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 34.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 52,934 shares of the company’s stock after selling 28,343 shares during the quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $4,503,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of VTWO. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 50.0% during the 1st quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 6,409,425 shares of the company’s stock valued at $545,186,000 after acquiring an additional 2,137,708 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 7.3% in the fourth quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. now owns 3,049,744 shares of the company’s stock worth $247,334,000 after acquiring an additional 208,475 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 18.5% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,708,017 shares of the company’s stock worth $138,520,000 after acquiring an additional 266,190 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 1,608,946 shares of the company’s stock worth $130,487,000 after acquiring an additional 69,532 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 16.6% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,533,372 shares of the company’s stock worth $124,356,000 after acquiring an additional 218,283 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

VTWO stock traded up $3.04 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $90.77. 6,204,828 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,395,403. The company has a market capitalization of $9.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.13 and a beta of 1.15. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $65.39 and a fifty-two week high of $90.89. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $82.52 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $81.34.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, June 27th were paid a $0.299 dividend. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.32%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 27th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17.

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.