HighTower Advisors LLC Purchases 1,941 Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO

HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 5.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 35,366 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,941 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $2,852,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Wedmont Private Capital grew its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 146 shares during the last quarter. Grantvest Financial Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 5.1% during the first quarter. Grantvest Financial Group LLC now owns 3,136 shares of the company’s stock worth $253,000 after acquiring an additional 152 shares during the last quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 54.3% during the first quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 483 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 46.1% during the first quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 561 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 177 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Decker Retirement Planning Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 13.7% during the first quarter. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. now owns 1,525 shares of the company’s stock worth $123,000 after acquiring an additional 184 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VTWO stock opened at $94.97 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $69.38 and a fifty-two week high of $99.12. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.15. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $89.25 and its 200-day simple moving average is $84.88.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 24th. Investors of record on Friday, June 20th were given a $0.2498 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 20th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%.

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.