Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) Hits New 1-Year High – Still a Buy?

Shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) reached a new 52-week high on Monday . The company traded as high as $325.27 and last traded at $325.21, with a volume of 1012 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $324.75.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Trading Up 0.1%

The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $301.19 and a 200 day simple moving average of $301.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.46 billion, a PE ratio of 24.16 and a beta of 1.01.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 24th were given a dividend of $0.8557 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 24th. This represents a $3.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Main Street Group LTD bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF during the first quarter valued at about $43,000. Bleakley Financial Group LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 22.3% during the first quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 19,331 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,559,000 after acquiring an additional 3,524 shares during the last quarter. Lincoln National Corp grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 1.0% during the first quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 462,641 shares of the company’s stock valued at $133,044,000 after buying an additional 4,681 shares during the last quarter. NBT Bank N A NY grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 289.3% during the first quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 1,168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $336,000 after buying an additional 868 shares during the last quarter. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 613.3% during the first quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,350 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,539,000 after buying an additional 4,600 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (VTHR) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 3000 index, a market-cap-weighted index that measures the investable US equity space, covering the entire market-cap spectrum including micro-caps. VTHR was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.