HighTower Advisors LLC Purchases 584,990 Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO

HighTower Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 1,219.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 632,963 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 584,990 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC owned about 0.46% of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF worth $62,993,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $29,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 456.1% during the 3rd quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 317 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 209.7% during the 2nd 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 period. NBT Bank N A NY increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 35.8% during the 4th quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 398 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the period. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $46,000.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VTWO opened at $113.08 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $106.78 and its 200-day moving average is $104.14. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 52-week low of $80.71 and a 52-week high of $116.20. The company has a market cap of $15.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.11.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 24th were issued a dividend of $0.2621 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 24th. This represents a $1.05 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF 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.