Wells Fargo & Company MN Grows Stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO)

Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 17.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,534,182 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 666,635 shares during the quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $405,038,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTWO. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. CENTRAL TRUST Co boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 1,957.1% in the 4th quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 288 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 274 shares during the period. Key Financial Inc grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 2,613.3% during the 4th quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 407 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 392 shares during the last quarter. Abound Wealth Management increased its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 37.8% during the fourth quarter. Abound Wealth Management now owns 452 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 124 shares during the period. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $41,000.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Trading Down 4.5 %

VTWO stock opened at $73.19 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $9.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.02 and a beta of 1.15. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $86.20 and a 200-day simple moving average of $89.74. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a twelve month low of $71.39 and a twelve month high of $99.12.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 25th were paid a dividend of $0.2475 per share. This represents a $0.99 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 25th.

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.