Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG)

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) by 5.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,653 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 323 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned 0.14% of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF worth $1,379,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 2.6% during the second quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 359,721 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,725,000 after buying an additional 8,958 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 4.4% during the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 135,709 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,927,000 after acquiring an additional 5,686 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 4,461.5% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 117,459 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,151,000 after acquiring an additional 114,884 shares in the last quarter. LJI Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $11,365,000. Finally, WestHill Financial Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. WestHill Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 39,482 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,183,000 after purchasing an additional 757 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VTWG stock opened at $218.38 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.65 and a beta of 1.15. Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF has a one year low of $160.18 and a one year high of $229.13. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $207.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $199.18.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were given a $0.227 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th. This represents a $0.91 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.42%.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (VTWG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 2000 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of US small-cap growth stocks. Holdings are selected and weighted based on EPS growth estimates and historical sales growth. VTWG was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.