BNP Paribas Financial Markets Boosts Stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO

BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 2,015.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 528,965 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 503,965 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets’ holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $52,643,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VTWO. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 165.8% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 10,126 shares of the company’s stock worth $817,000 after buying an additional 6,316 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 71.0% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 691 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,000 after buying an additional 287 shares during the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,407,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 209.7% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 384 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 260 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 27.6% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 12,869 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,122,000 after buying an additional 2,783 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF stock opened at $116.78 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $16.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.11. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $109.28 and its 200 day moving average is $105.15. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a twelve month low of $83.10 and a twelve month high of $118.29.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 24th were given a $0.2621 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 24th. This represents a $1.05 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Company 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.