Mitchell Mcleod Pugh & Williams Inc. Sells 218 Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO)

Mitchell Mcleod Pugh & Williams Inc. reduced its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 6.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,989 shares of the company’s stock after selling 218 shares during the quarter. Mitchell Mcleod Pugh & Williams Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $245,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 50.0% during the 1st quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 6,409,425 shares of the company’s stock valued at $545,186,000 after purchasing an additional 2,137,708 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 18.5% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,708,017 shares of the company’s stock worth $138,520,000 after purchasing an additional 266,190 shares during the last quarter. IMC Chicago LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $21,017,000. UBS Group AG lifted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 16.6% during the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,533,372 shares of the company’s stock valued at $124,356,000 after buying an additional 218,283 shares in the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 32,018.6% in the 4th quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 137,789 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,175,000 after buying an additional 137,360 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VTWO traded up $0.51 during trading on Friday, reaching $88.95. 1,082,933 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,410,959. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $85.56 and its 200-day simple moving average is $83.26. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 12-month low of $65.39 and a 12-month high of $92.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.41 billion, a PE ratio of 12.13 and a beta of 1.15.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 27th were given a dividend of $0.299 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 27th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.34%.

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.