Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Raises Holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO)

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 29.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 124,851 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 28,344 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC owned about 0.09% of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF worth $11,153,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Lazard Freres Gestion S.A.S. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 8.5% during the 4th quarter. Lazard Freres Gestion S.A.S. now owns 3,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $341,000 after buying an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 64.2% in the 4th quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 834 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,000 after purchasing an additional 326 shares in the last quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 59,206 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,289,000 after purchasing an additional 1,072 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 8.2% in the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 3,180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $284,000 after purchasing an additional 240 shares in the last quarter. Finally, St. Louis Trust Co increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 8.8% in the 4th quarter. St. Louis Trust Co now owns 55,278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,938,000 after purchasing an additional 4,486 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VTWO opened at $82.38 on Wednesday. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 1-year low of $77.35 and a 1-year high of $99.12. The company has a market capitalization of $11.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.65 and a beta of 1.15. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $88.60 and a 200 day moving average price of $90.21.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Investors of record on Monday, December 23rd were paid a $0.3314 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 23rd.

About Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF

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.