Principal Financial Group Inc. Lowers Position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO)

Principal Financial Group Inc. decreased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 1.5% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 26,204 shares of the company’s stock after selling 393 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $2,342,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. EP Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 5.0% during the second quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,539 shares of the company’s stock worth $208,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the period. M3 Advisory Group LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. M3 Advisory Group LLC now owns 6,830 shares of the company’s stock worth $560,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Tennessee Valley Asset Management Partners lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Tennessee Valley Asset Management Partners now owns 6,490 shares of the company’s stock valued at $532,000 after buying an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter. Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 4,882 shares of the company’s stock worth $436,000 after buying an additional 146 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Y.D. More Investments Ltd increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd now owns 10,570 shares of the company’s stock worth $866,000 after buying an additional 150 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VTWO opened at $96.58 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $90.49 and its 200-day simple moving average is $86.54. The company has a market cap of $12.73 billion, a PE ratio of 12.13 and a beta of 1.15. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 1-year low of $71.66 and a 1-year high of $98.06.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were paid a dividend of $0.277 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th. This represents a $1.11 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.15%.

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.