Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Should You Buy?

Shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) saw an uptick in trading volume on Thursday . 127,303 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 283% from the previous session’s volume of 33,230 shares.The stock last traded at $270.34 and had previously closed at $269.68.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Stock Down 0.3 %

The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $265.34 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $254.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.38 billion, a PE ratio of 23.71 and a beta of 1.03.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were issued a dividend of $0.8612 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTHR. Venturi Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. Huntington National Bank bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $119,000. BSW Wealth Partners bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $200,000. Strategic Blueprint LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF during the fourth quarter worth $214,000. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 11.9% during the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,239 shares of the company’s stock worth $322,000 after acquiring an additional 132 shares during the last quarter.

About Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF

The Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (VTHR) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 3000 index, a market-cap-weighted index that measures the investable US equity space, covering the entire market-cap spectrum including micro-caps. VTHR was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.