Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) Sets New 1-Year High – Time to Buy?

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $304.25 and last traded at $303.71, with a volume of 28630 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $301.25.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Price Performance

The stock has a 50 day moving average of $297.08 and a two-hundred day moving average of $284.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.77 billion, a PE ratio of 24.16 and a beta of 1.02.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a — dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 24th were paid a $1.6262 dividend. This represents a yield of 110.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 24th.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Adirondack Trust Co. grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 20.3% during the 2nd quarter. Adirondack Trust Co. now owns 24,674 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,730,000 after buying an additional 4,169 shares during the last quarter. BSW Wealth Partners acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF in the second quarter worth $210,000. Evensky & Katz LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 429.4% in the second quarter. Evensky & Katz LLC now owns 44,464 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,128,000 after acquiring an additional 36,065 shares during the last quarter. Family Firm Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 3.6% in the second quarter. Family Firm Inc. now owns 41,713 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,377,000 after acquiring an additional 1,444 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mycio Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF during the second quarter valued at $86,000.

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.