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

Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) saw unusually-high trading volume on Tuesday . Approximately 2,454,444 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 2% from the previous session’s volume of 2,402,008 shares.The stock last traded at $87.69 and had previously closed at $89.36.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $9.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.13 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $87.02 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $84.07.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were paid a dividend of $0.277 per share. This represents a $1.11 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.26%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VTWO. Family Firm Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Rothschild Investment LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. Pacifica Partners Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the second quarter valued at about $27,000. Abound Wealth Management bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the second quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000.

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.