Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. Has $6.83 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 26.5% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 68,130 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,280 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $6,825,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VTWO. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $29,000. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $34,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd raised its stake 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 in the last quarter. Finally, NBT Bank N A NY lifted 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 valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VTWO opened at $119.06 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $17.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.10. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $117.22 and a 200 day simple moving average of $109.33. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 52 week low of $85.88 and a 52 week high of $122.35.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.