Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. Lowers Stock Holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 (NASDAQ:VONE)

Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. cut its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 (NASDAQ:VONE) by 3.8% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,024 shares of the company’s stock after selling 120 shares during the quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 were worth $721,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Raymond James & Associates grew its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 170,703 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,032,000 after acquiring an additional 2,902 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 121,212 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,296,000 after purchasing an additional 1,039 shares in the last quarter. Blackston Financial Advisory Group LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 during the 4th quarter worth approximately $9,687,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 during the 4th quarter worth approximately $600,000. Finally, Sherrill & Hutchins Financial Advisory Inc purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $40,738,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VONE traded up $0.02 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $251.01. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 35,938 shares, compared to its average volume of 63,637. Vanguard Russell 1000 has a fifty-two week low of $185.74 and a fifty-two week high of $255.91. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $245.42 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $234.86. The company has a market capitalization of $5.03 billion, a PE ratio of 24.78 and a beta of 1.02.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, June 27th were paid a dividend of $0.814 per share. This represents a $3.26 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.30%. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 1000’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.72. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 27th.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Profile

The Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF (VONE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 1000 index, a market-cap-weighted index of the 1000 largest US companies. VONE was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.