Rathbones Group PLC Purchases 5,974 Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO)

Rathbones Group PLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 20.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 34,998 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,974 shares during the quarter. Rathbones Group PLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $3,126,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 148.7% during the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 38,058 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,400,000 after purchasing an additional 22,755 shares in the last quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 27.1% during the 4th quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 9,702 shares of the company’s stock valued at $867,000 after acquiring an additional 2,070 shares during the period. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $554,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 17.2% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 4,534,182 shares of the company’s stock worth $405,038,000 after acquiring an additional 666,635 shares during the period. Finally, First Western Trust Bank raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. First Western Trust Bank now owns 69,385 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,198,000 after purchasing an additional 2,961 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Trading Down 2.8 %

Shares of VTWO stock opened at $70.56 on Wednesday. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 12-month low of $69.38 and a 12-month high of $99.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.02 and a beta of 1.15. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $84.98 and its 200 day moving average is $89.36.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 25th were issued a $0.2475 dividend. This represents a $0.99 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.40%. 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.