C M Bidwell & Associates Ltd. Grows Position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO)

C M Bidwell & Associates Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 1.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,875 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 183 shares during the quarter. C M Bidwell & Associates Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $712,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 62.4% during the 1st quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 15,239,070 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,262,557,000 after acquiring an additional 5,858,233 shares during the period. Macquarie Group Ltd. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 45.6% during the 4th quarter. Macquarie Group Ltd. now owns 1,411,913 shares of the company’s stock valued at $99,356,000 after acquiring an additional 442,162 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors L.P. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 37.4% during the 1st quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. now owns 1,512,477 shares of the company’s stock valued at $109,019,000 after acquiring an additional 411,950 shares during the period. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 35.3% during the 1st quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 1,516,457 shares of the company’s stock valued at $109,306,000 after acquiring an additional 395,841 shares during the period. Finally, First Republic Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 48.0% during the 4th quarter. First Republic Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,070,077 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,301,000 after acquiring an additional 346,834 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VTWO traded up $0.40 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $76.47. The company had a trading volume of 337,582 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,305,414. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $76.60 and its 200-day simple moving average is $73.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 1.15. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 1 year low of $65.63 and a 1 year high of $80.41.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 28th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 26th were paid a $0.2348 dividend. This represents a $0.94 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.23%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 23rd.

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.