Truist Financial Corp Raises Stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO)

Truist Financial Corp increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 1.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 206,858 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,386 shares during the quarter. Truist Financial Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $16,956,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VTWO. EP Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 5.0% in the 2nd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,539 shares of the company’s stock valued at $208,000 after buying an additional 120 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 1.4% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 142,880 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,712,000 after acquiring an additional 1,918 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 14.5% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 39,967 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,276,000 after purchasing an additional 5,060 shares during the period. Dark Forest Capital Management LP increased its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 9.3% during the second quarter. Dark Forest Capital Management LP now owns 5,151 shares of the company’s stock worth $422,000 after purchasing an additional 439 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Insigneo Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 4.9% during the second quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 8,953 shares of the company’s stock worth $732,000 after purchasing an additional 417 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Stock Up 1.4 %

Shares of VTWO opened at $88.65 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $10.19 billion, a PE ratio of 12.13 and a beta of 1.15. The company’s fifty day moving average is $86.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is $84.22. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $65.39 and a fifty-two week high of $92.40.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were given a dividend of $0.277 per share. This represents a $1.11 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th.

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.