Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI Purchases 1,129 Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO)

Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 3.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 32,487 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,129 shares during the period. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $2,902,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Natixis Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 15.2% during the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 5,037,888 shares of the company’s stock valued at $450,186,000 after acquiring an additional 666,410 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 12.1% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 2,723,188 shares of the company’s stock valued at $243,262,000 after buying an additional 293,859 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 29.8% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,625,275 shares of the company’s stock worth $145,235,000 after acquiring an additional 372,875 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 6.3% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 1,222,868 shares of the company’s stock valued at $109,277,000 after buying an additional 71,956 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $74,751,000.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VTWO opened at $81.18 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $11.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.18 and a beta of 1.15. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $89.43 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $90.45. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 1 year low of $77.35 and a 1 year high of $99.12.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Investors of record on Monday, December 23rd were issued a dividend of $0.3314 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 23rd.

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.