Prospera Financial Services Inc Sells 2,177 Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO

Prospera Financial Services Inc lessened its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 15.0% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 12,307 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,177 shares during the period. Prospera Financial Services Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $1,074,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. US Bancorp DE lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 36,940.7% during the second quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 4,540,819 shares of the company’s stock worth $396,056,000 after purchasing an additional 4,528,560 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 152.0% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 6,862,034 shares of the company’s stock worth $556,030,000 after buying an additional 4,138,846 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 294.3% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 3,014,612 shares of the company’s stock worth $262,934,000 after buying an additional 2,250,099 shares during the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 6.1% in the first quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 6,036,815 shares of the company’s stock worth $486,869,000 after buying an additional 348,892 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Summit Rock Advisors LP grew its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 19.4% during the first quarter. Summit Rock Advisors LP now owns 1,478,312 shares of the company’s stock valued at $119,226,000 after acquiring an additional 240,568 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

VTWO stock opened at $98.48 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $13.13 billion, a PE ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.13. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a one year low of $69.38 and a one year high of $102.16. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $98.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $91.21.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 24th were given a $0.3428 dividend. This represents a $1.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 24th. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25.

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.