Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO Stake Lifted by Checchi Capital Advisers LLC

Checchi Capital Advisers LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 15.7% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 16,179 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,198 shares during the period. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $1,411,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VTWO. NBC Securities Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $55,000. Pines Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 4.5% during the first quarter. Pines Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,356 shares of the company’s stock worth $513,000 after buying an additional 271 shares in the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital boosted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 4.4% during the first quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 3,460 shares of the company’s stock worth $258,000 after buying an additional 146 shares in the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 11.0% during the first quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 24,478 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,974,000 after buying an additional 2,431 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 4.6% during the first quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 729,890 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,866,000 after buying an additional 32,073 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VTWO opened at $99.37 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.15. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 1-year low of $69.38 and a 1-year high of $100.27. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $94.26 and a 200 day moving average price of $86.91.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced 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. 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. This represents a $1.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%.

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.