Rakuten Securities Inc. Purchases 326 Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO)

Rakuten Securities Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 64.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 834 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 326 shares during the quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $75,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VTWO. Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 10,037.9% during the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 3,330,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $297,514,000 after purchasing an additional 3,297,648 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $74,751,000. Intech Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $64,875,000. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 15.2% in the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 5,037,888 shares of the company’s stock valued at $450,186,000 after acquiring an additional 666,410 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 29.8% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,625,275 shares of the company’s stock valued at $145,235,000 after acquiring an additional 372,875 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

VTWO opened at $81.32 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.18 and a beta of 1.15. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 12 month low of $77.35 and a 12 month high of $99.12. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $89.27 and its 200 day simple moving average is $90.39.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Investors of record on Monday, December 23rd were given a $0.3314 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd.

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.