HighTower Advisors LLC Lowers Stock Holdings in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF $VTHR

HighTower Advisors LLC reduced its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) by 23.2% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 65,358 shares of the company’s stock after selling 19,752 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF were worth $19,629,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 350.0% during the third quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 135 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the period. GoalVest Advisory LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $72,000. NBT Bank N A NY purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $90,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd boosted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 63.3% in the third quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 307 shares of the company’s stock valued at $90,000 after purchasing an additional 119 shares during the period. Finally, Howe & Rusling Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 18.9% in the third quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. now owns 334 shares of the company’s stock valued at $98,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Trading Up 0.4%

NASDAQ:VTHR opened at $328.05 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $4.50 billion, a PE ratio of 24.16 and a beta of 1.01. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $306.43 and a 200 day moving average price of $303.36. Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF has a 12-month low of $254.12 and a 12-month high of $329.41.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 24th were issued a $0.8557 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 24th. This represents a $3.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Profile

The Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (VTHR) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 3000 index, a market-cap-weighted index that measures the investable US equity space, covering the entire market-cap spectrum including micro-caps. VTHR was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.