Blair William & Co. IL Has $8.01 Million Holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO

Blair William & Co. IL raised its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 191.4% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 91,857 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 60,330 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $8,012,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 207.4% in the 1st quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 9,775 shares of the company’s stock valued at $788,000 after acquiring an additional 6,595 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 3.2% during the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 34,644 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,794,000 after purchasing an additional 1,090 shares during the period. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $42,000. North Star Investment Management Corp. lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 59.6% during the first quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 2,115 shares of the company’s stock worth $171,000 after acquiring an additional 790 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GEM Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 8.0% during the first quarter. GEM Asset Management LLC now owns 5,826 shares of the company’s stock worth $470,000 after acquiring an additional 434 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Trading Down 3.0%

NASDAQ VTWO opened at $96.13 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 1-year low of $69.38 and a 1-year high of $100.43. The company has a 50 day moving average of $95.21 and a 200-day moving average of $87.44. The company has a market cap of $12.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.15.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.