Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Raises Stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO)

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 28.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,836 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 624 shares during the quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $232,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VTWO. Family Firm Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Rothschild Investment LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the second quarter worth about $26,000. Principal Securities Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Pacifica Partners Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 4,000.0% during the 1st quarter. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. now owns 369 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 360 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF stock opened at $86.12 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.13 and a beta of 1.15. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a one year low of $65.39 and a one year high of $92.40. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $85.81 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $83.36.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, June 27th were paid a $0.299 dividend. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.39%. This is an increase from Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 27th.

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.