Arete Wealth Advisors LLC Increases Stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO)

Arete Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 12.6% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 21,516 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,415 shares during the quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $1,925,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Keybank National Association OH purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $213,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $3,192,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 301.7% in the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 715 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,000 after purchasing an additional 537 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 15.2% in the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 7,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $679,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $472,000.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Trading Down 6.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VTWO opened at $76.62 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a twelve month low of $75.93 and a twelve month high of $99.12. The company has a market cap of $10.50 billion, a PE ratio of 16.02 and a beta of 1.15. The company’s 50 day moving average is $86.58 and its 200 day moving average is $89.84.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were paid a $0.2475 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 25th. This represents a $0.99 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.29%.

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.