Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) Shares Bought by HighTower Advisors LLC

HighTower Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) by 1.3% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 95,527 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,200 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF were worth $23,572,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 627,146 shares of the company’s stock valued at $162,995,000 after acquiring an additional 2,768 shares in the last quarter. Cliffwater LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 30.6% during the fourth quarter. Cliffwater LLC now owns 262,086 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,074,000 after buying an additional 61,414 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 5.7% during the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 227,514 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,095,000 after buying an additional 12,365 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 3.8% during the first quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 221,490 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,655,000 after buying an additional 8,184 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tompkins Financial Corp acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF during the first quarter worth about $44,302,000.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of VTHR opened at $283.80 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.16 and a beta of 1.03. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $274.42 and its 200-day simple moving average is $260.18. Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF has a twelve month low of $213.11 and a twelve month high of $285.12.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 20th were issued a dividend of $0.7666 per share. This represents a $3.07 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 20th.

About Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF

The Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (VTHR) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 3000 index, a market-cap-weighted index that measures the investable US equity space, covering the entire market-cap spectrum including micro-caps. VTHR was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.