Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH Grows Position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO

Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 37.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 474,675 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 129,621 shares during the quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $47,548,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 165.8% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 10,126 shares of the company’s stock valued at $817,000 after buying an additional 6,316 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 71.0% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 691 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,000 after acquiring an additional 287 shares during the period. Jump Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $2,407,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 209.7% during the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 384 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 260 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 27.6% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 12,869 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,122,000 after acquiring an additional 2,783 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF stock opened at $120.28 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.70 billion, a PE ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.11. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 12 month low of $85.88 and a 12 month high of $121.82. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $115.17 and a 200-day simple moving average of $107.77.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were issued a dividend of $0.3014 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. This represents a $1.21 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Company Profile

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.