Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America Buys Shares of 1,331 Vanguard Russell 1000 (NASDAQ:VONE)

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 (NASDAQ:VONE) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 1,331 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $346,000. Vanguard Russell 1000 makes up about 0.5% of Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest position.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VONE. Peoples Bank KS purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 in the 3rd quarter worth about $50,000. Avior Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 during the 3rd quarter valued at $91,000. DT Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 during the 3rd quarter valued at about $124,000. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 during the 2nd quarter worth $143,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Trading Down 0.4 %

VONE traded down $0.97 on Thursday, hitting $273.55. 65,370 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 61,930. The firm has a market cap of $5.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.78 and a beta of 1.02. Vanguard Russell 1000 has a one year low of $205.97 and a one year high of $274.73. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $264.30 and its 200-day simple moving average is $252.92.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were issued a $0.824 dividend. This represents a $3.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 1000’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.81.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Profile

The Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF (VONE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 1000 index, a market-cap-weighted index of the 1000 largest US companies. VONE was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.