Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) Sees Strong Trading Volume

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) shares saw an uptick in trading volume on Tuesday . 1,706,262 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 29% from the previous session’s volume of 2,394,811 shares.The stock last traded at $83.69 and had previously closed at $84.29.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

The business’s fifty day moving average price is $86.21 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $83.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.93 billion, a PE ratio of 12.13 and a beta of 1.15.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 27th were issued a $0.299 dividend. 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 dividend yield of 1.42%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VTWO. Family Firm Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the second quarter valued at $25,000. Rothschild Investment LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the second quarter worth about $26,000. Abound Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the second quarter worth about $27,000. Pacifica Partners Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000.

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.