Principal Financial Group Inc. Sells 676 Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO)

Principal Financial Group Inc. reduced its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 2.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 23,682 shares of the company’s stock after selling 676 shares during the quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $1,910,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VTWO. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 26,098,692 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,331,396,000 after acquiring an additional 1,333,809 shares during the period. NEOS Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 116.6% during the 4th quarter. NEOS Investment Management LLC now owns 1,586,261 shares of the company’s stock worth $141,701,000 after acquiring an additional 853,963 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 17.2% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 4,534,182 shares of the company’s stock worth $405,038,000 after acquiring an additional 666,635 shares during the period. Cresset Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 972.7% during the 4th quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 118,804 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,613,000 after acquiring an additional 107,729 shares during the period. Finally, Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $8,615,000.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

VTWO opened at $89.86 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $86.03 and a 200 day simple moving average of $84.92. The company has a market capitalization of $12.90 billion, a PE 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 $99.12.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 20th were issued a $0.2498 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 20th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.11%.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF 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.