Webster Bank N. A. Buys 2,730 Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO)

Webster Bank N. A. increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 34.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 10,548 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,730 shares during the quarter. Webster Bank N. A.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $943,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VTWO. CreativeOne Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the first quarter worth $233,000. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the first quarter worth $585,000. Scarborough Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $101,000. Cetera Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 60.5% during the first quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 8,504 shares of the company’s stock valued at $723,000 after buying an additional 3,205 shares during the period. Finally, Brookstone Capital Management increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 7.5% during the first quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 31,339 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,666,000 after buying an additional 2,199 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Trading Up 2.0 %

Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF stock traded up $1.78 during trading on Friday, hitting $89.49. 1,017,570 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,367,935. The firm has a market cap of $11.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.13 and a beta of 1.15. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 52-week low of $65.39 and a 52-week high of $92.40. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $86.88 and its 200 day simple moving average is $84.41.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were paid a dividend of $0.277 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 26th. This represents a $1.11 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.24%.

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.