Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. Trims Holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. trimmed its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 63.8% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 7,700 shares of the company’s stock after selling 13,600 shares during the quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $672,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 152.0% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 6,862,034 shares of the company’s stock worth $556,030,000 after acquiring an additional 4,138,846 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 6.1% in the 1st quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 6,036,815 shares of the company’s stock worth $486,869,000 after acquiring an additional 348,892 shares in the last quarter. Summit Rock Advisors LP increased its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 19.4% in the 1st quarter. Summit Rock Advisors LP now owns 1,478,312 shares of the company’s stock worth $119,226,000 after acquiring an additional 240,568 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 2.2% in the 1st quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 764,513 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,658,000 after acquiring an additional 16,245 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Partners Capital Investment Group LLP increased its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 100.8% in the 1st quarter. Partners Capital Investment Group LLP now owns 278,280 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,443,000 after acquiring an additional 139,700 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Trading Down 3.0%

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF stock opened at $96.13 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $95.21 and a 200 day moving average of $87.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.15. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 12-month low of $69.38 and a 12-month high of $100.43.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 24th were issued a dividend of $0.3428 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 24th. This represents a $1.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%.

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.