Wells Fargo & Company MN Raises Stock Position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO)

Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 17.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 4,534,182 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 666,635 shares during the quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN owned about 3.31% of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF worth $405,038,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. FMR LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 19.2% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 16,990 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,518,000 after buying an additional 2,733 shares during the period. Townsquare Capital LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 4.4% in the third quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 4,499 shares of the company’s stock valued at $402,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares during the period. Benjamin Edwards Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $295,000. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 32,264 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,880,000 after purchasing an additional 1,059 shares during the period. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 5,858 shares of the company’s stock valued at $523,000 after purchasing an additional 185 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VTWO opened at $73.19 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 1 year low of $71.39 and a 1 year high of $99.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.85 billion, a PE ratio of 16.02 and a beta of 1.15. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $86.20 and a 200-day simple moving average of $89.74.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were issued a dividend of $0.2475 per share. This represents a $0.99 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 25th.

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.