Violich Capital Management Inc. Has $2.40 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO

Violich Capital Management Inc. lowered its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 21.9% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 27,500 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,700 shares during the period. Violich Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $2,399,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VTWO. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 581.6% during the 1st quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 334 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 285 shares in the last quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. BankPlus Trust Department grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 323.7% during the 1st quarter. BankPlus Trust Department now owns 483 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 369 shares in the last quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 54.3% during the 1st quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 483 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 35.4% during the 2nd quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 493 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF stock opened at $98.40 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $13.12 billion, a PE ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a 50 day moving average of $96.26 and a 200-day moving average of $88.07. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 1-year low of $69.38 and a 1-year high of $102.16.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 24th were paid a dividend of $0.3428 per share. 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 yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 24th.

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.