D.A. Davidson & CO. Acquires 18,752 Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO

D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 28.9% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 83,625 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 18,752 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $7,294,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 581.6% in the 1st quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 334 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 285 shares during the last quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. BankPlus Trust Department increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 323.7% in the 1st quarter. BankPlus Trust Department now owns 483 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 369 shares during the last quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 54.3% in the 1st quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 483 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 35.4% in the 2nd quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 493 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 129 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Stock Up 1.2%

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF stock opened at $99.61 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $96.89 and its 200-day moving average price is $88.68. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a twelve month low of $69.38 and a twelve month high of $102.16. The company has a market cap of $13.28 billion, a PE ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.15.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 24th were issued a dividend of $0.3428 per share. This represents a $1.37 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 24th. This is a positive change 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.