Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) saw unusually-high trading volume on Friday . Approximately 3,199,326 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 34% from the previous session’s volume of 2,392,861 shares.The stock last traded at $89.80 and had previously closed at $90.58.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Trading Down 1.0 %

The firm has a market capitalization of $9.48 billion, a PE ratio of 12.13 and a beta of 1.15. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $87.00 and its 200 day moving average price is $83.81.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 27th were issued a $0.299 dividend. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.33%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 27th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VTWO. CreativeOne Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the first quarter worth about $233,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 646,677 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,445,000 after purchasing an additional 28,197 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $585,000. Assetmark Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 18,145.5% in the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 2,007 shares of the company’s stock valued at $163,000 after purchasing an additional 1,996 shares during the period. Finally, Scarborough Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the fourth quarter worth $101,000.

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.