Raymond James & Associates Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG)

Raymond James & Associates lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) by 1.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 12,957 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 154 shares during the quarter. Raymond James & Associates’ holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF were worth $2,378,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Modera Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 29,256.8% during the third quarter. Modera Wealth Management LLC now owns 584,493 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,331,000 after purchasing an additional 582,502 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 0.6% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 232,032 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,297,000 after purchasing an additional 1,403 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 4.3% during the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 111,825 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,239,000 after purchasing an additional 4,635 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 73.2% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 85,539 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,319,000 after purchasing an additional 36,165 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 32.9% during the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 80,944 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,360,000 after purchasing an additional 20,032 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Trading Down 1.7 %

Shares of NASDAQ VTWG opened at $182.55 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $190.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $176.21. Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $148.12 and a 1-year high of $199.00. The firm has a market cap of $867.11 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.64 and a beta of 1.15.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 22nd were issued a $0.266 dividend. This represents a $1.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 21st.

About Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF

The Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (VTWG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 2000 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of US small-cap growth stocks. Holdings are selected and weighted based on EPS growth estimates and historical sales growth. VTWG was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.