Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) Sees Strong Trading Volume – Time to Buy?

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) saw unusually-high trading volume on Friday . 53,859 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 44% from the previous session’s volume of 37,509 shares.The stock last traded at $300.83 and had previously closed at $299.55.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Price Performance

The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $295.97 and a 200-day simple moving average of $282.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.16 and a beta of 1.02.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a — dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 24th were paid a $1.6262 dividend. This represents a yield of 110.0%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 24th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 658,835.3% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 224,038 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,284,000 after purchasing an additional 224,004 shares during the period. Fund Evaluation Group LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $37,934,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 12.1% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 589,189 shares of the company’s stock valued at $173,437,000 after buying an additional 63,729 shares in the last quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 25.7% during the 3rd quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp now owns 276,690 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,435,000 after acquiring an additional 56,625 shares during the period. Finally, Evensky & Katz LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 429.4% during the second quarter. Evensky & Katz LLC now owns 44,464 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,128,000 after acquiring an additional 36,065 shares in 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.