Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) Sets New 12-Month High – Still a Buy?

Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $122.37 and last traded at $122.00, with a volume of 141961 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $121.96.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Trading Down 0.1%

The company has a market cap of $17.95 billion, a PE ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.10. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $118.61 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $111.03.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were paid a dividend of $0.3014 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th. This is an increase from Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. This represents a $1.21 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Allied Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $27,000. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the third quarter valued at about $29,000. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 209.7% in the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 384 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares during the last quarter.

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.