Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) Reaches New 1-Year Low – Should You Sell?

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

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Stock Down 5.6 %

The firm has a market cap of $10.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.02 and a beta of 1.15. The business 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 company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were given a dividend of $0.2475 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 25th. This represents a $0.99 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.28%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF

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

About Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF

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.