Royal Bank of Canada Purchases 9,973 Shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF $VTHR

Royal Bank of Canada raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) by 108.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 19,182 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,973 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF were worth $5,516,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VTHR. Pennington Partners & CO. LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 38.9% during the first quarter. Pennington Partners & CO. LLC now owns 63,762 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,336,000 after buying an additional 17,870 shares during the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 5.9% during the 1st quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 12,126 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,487,000 after acquiring an additional 675 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 4.2% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 25,446 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,318,000 after acquiring an additional 1,023 shares during the last quarter. Main Street Group LTD bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $43,000. Finally, Bleakley Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 22.3% during the first quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 19,331 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,559,000 after purchasing an additional 3,524 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF stock opened at $341.95 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $4.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.16 and a beta of 1.01. The company’s 50 day moving average is $330.56 and its 200 day moving average is $315.64. Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF has a twelve month low of $278.45 and a twelve month high of $343.42.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were paid a $0.8372 dividend. This represents a $3.35 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Profile

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.