Cerity Partners LLC Sells 251 Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO)

Cerity Partners LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 0.2% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 158,748 shares of the company’s stock after selling 251 shares during the quarter. Cerity Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $14,181,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wedbush Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 27.1% during the 4th quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 9,702 shares of the company’s stock worth $867,000 after purchasing an additional 2,070 shares during the last quarter. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $554,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 17.2% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 4,534,182 shares of the company’s stock worth $405,038,000 after purchasing an additional 666,635 shares during the last quarter. First Western Trust Bank lifted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. First Western Trust Bank now owns 69,385 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,198,000 after purchasing an additional 2,961 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arete Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 12.6% during the 4th quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 21,516 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,925,000 after purchasing an additional 2,415 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Trading Up 8.7 %

NASDAQ:VTWO opened at $76.70 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $10.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.02 and a beta of 1.15. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $84.36 and a 200 day simple moving average of $89.18. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 1-year low of $69.38 and a 1-year high of $99.12.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

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

About Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF

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.