Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) Shares Bought by Johnson Investment Counsel Inc.

Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 5.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 7,899 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 376 shares during the quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $647,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VTWO. 9258 Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. 9258 Wealth Management LLC now owns 75,014 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,084,000 after acquiring an additional 3,273 shares during the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Jump Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 4th quarter worth $924,000. Prairieview Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 4th quarter worth $999,000. Finally, Quadrant Capital Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 4th quarter worth $59,000.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Stock Up 2.5 %

Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF stock opened at $87.67 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $9.27 billion, a PE ratio of 12.13 and a beta of 1.15. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $86.42 and a 200-day simple moving average of $83.58. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 12 month low of $65.39 and a 12 month high of $92.40.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 27th were given a $0.299 dividend. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.36%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 27th. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17.

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.