Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) Sets New 12-Month Low – Time to Sell?

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO)’s stock price reached a new 52-week low during trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as $77.10 and last traded at $76.66, with a volume of 2803623 shares. The stock had previously closed at $81.95.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Trading Down 5.6 %

The company has a market cap of $10.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.02 and a beta of 1.15. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $86.91 and a 200 day moving average price of $89.93.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were issued a $0.2475 dividend. This represents a $0.99 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.28%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 25th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 26,098,692 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,331,396,000 after acquiring an additional 1,333,809 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 12.9% during the 4th quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 5,687,923 shares of the company’s stock valued at $508,102,000 after purchasing an additional 650,035 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 17.2% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 4,534,182 shares of the company’s stock worth $405,038,000 after buying an additional 666,635 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 10,037.9% in the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 3,330,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $297,514,000 after buying an additional 3,297,648 shares during the period. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 12.1% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 2,723,188 shares of the company’s stock valued at $243,262,000 after acquiring an additional 293,859 shares during the period.

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.