Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO Shares Sold by Phoenix Financial Ltd.

Phoenix Financial Ltd. cut its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 66.4% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,998 shares of the company’s stock after selling 23,718 shares during the quarter. Phoenix Financial Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $1,046,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $215,000. Spire Wealth Management raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 22.2% in the 1st quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 2,053 shares of the company’s stock valued at $166,000 after purchasing an additional 373 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 42.1% in the 1st quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 12,259 shares of the company’s stock valued at $989,000 after purchasing an additional 3,633 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 34,644 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,794,000 after purchasing an additional 1,090 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 4.7% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 51,536 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,156,000 after purchasing an additional 2,294 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VTWO opened at $99.85 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $96.65 and a 200 day moving average price of $88.42. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a one year low of $69.38 and a one year high of $102.16. The company has a market cap of $13.31 billion, a P/E 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 issued a $0.3428 dividend. This represents a $1.37 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 24th. This is an increase from Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25.

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.