Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) Shares Purchased by Synovus Financial Corp

Synovus Financial Corp raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 95.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,004 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,903 shares during the quarter. Synovus Financial Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $715,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTWO. Summit Rock Advisors LP purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $109,726,000. Natixis Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 21.4% during the 2nd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 4,371,478 shares of the company’s stock worth $358,330,000 after purchasing an additional 770,135 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $64,875,000. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $22,608,000. Finally, Raymond James & Associates grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 55.1% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 454,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,579,000 after purchasing an additional 161,264 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Trading Down 1.2 %

NASDAQ VTWO opened at $93.76 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $12.36 billion, a PE ratio of 12.13 and a beta of 1.15. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a twelve month low of $75.77 and a twelve month high of $99.12. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $93.31 and a 200-day simple moving average of $88.27.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were issued a dividend of $0.277 per share. This represents a $1.11 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.18%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 26th.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF 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.