Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) Hits New 1-Year High – Still a Buy?

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) reached a new 52-week high on Monday . The stock traded as high as $98.36 and last traded at $98.14, with a volume of 155206 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $96.58.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $91.04 and a 200-day moving average price of $86.90. The firm has a market cap of $12.83 billion, a PE ratio of 12.13 and a beta of 1.15.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were given a $0.277 dividend. This represents a $1.11 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.14%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Summit Rock Advisors LP purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the third quarter worth about $109,726,000. Natixis Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 21.4% in the second quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 4,371,478 shares of the company’s stock valued at $358,330,000 after acquiring an additional 770,135 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $64,875,000. IMC Chicago LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the second quarter worth $21,017,000. Finally, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the third quarter valued at $22,608,000.

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.