Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Should You Buy?

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) shares saw unusually-high trading volume on Thursday . Approximately 127,303 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 283% from the previous session’s volume of 33,230 shares.The stock last traded at $270.34 and had previously closed at $269.68.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $3.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.71 and a beta of 1.03. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $264.99 and its 200-day simple moving average is $254.61.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were given a dividend of $0.8612 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 23rd.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. FSA Investment Group LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,664,000. Orrstown Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 233.8% during the 4th quarter. Orrstown Financial Services Inc. now owns 8,503 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,209,000 after purchasing an additional 5,956 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $214,000. BSW Wealth Partners bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $200,000. Finally, Nilsine Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 10.0% in the fourth quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC now owns 1,536 shares of the company’s stock worth $399,000 after acquiring an additional 140 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.