Kestra Advisory Services LLC Raises Stock Position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF $VTWG

Kestra Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) by 0.2% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 33,480 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 64 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF were worth $6,239,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VTWG. BNP Paribas Financial Markets purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF in the 4th quarter worth $9,456,000. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 2,349.1% during the 1st quarter. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. now owns 33,993 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,335,000 after purchasing an additional 32,605 shares during the period. CWM LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 137.9% during the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 39,225 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,310,000 after purchasing an additional 22,735 shares during the period. Keystone Global Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $2,438,000. Finally, Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $1,750,000.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Trading Down 1.1%

VTWG stock opened at $222.03 on Tuesday. Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $160.03 and a 12 month high of $231.13. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $212.43 and a 200 day moving average price of $200.01. The stock has a market cap of $1.06 billion, a PE ratio of 20.82 and a beta of 1.15.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 24th. Investors of record on Friday, June 20th were paid a dividend of $0.3786 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 20th. This represents a $1.51 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%.

About Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF

The Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (VTWG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 2000 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of US small-cap growth stocks. Holdings are selected and weighted based on EPS growth estimates and historical sales growth. VTWG was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.