Parkside Financial Bank & Trust Grows Stock Position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO)

Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 11.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 32,203 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,371 shares during the period. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $2,612,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 3.0% in the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 7,153,652 shares of the company’s stock worth $511,057,000 after purchasing an additional 206,036 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors L.P. increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 42.3% in the third quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. now owns 2,841,269 shares of the company’s stock worth $202,980,000 after purchasing an additional 844,837 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 7.1% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 1,539,414 shares of the company’s stock worth $109,976,000 after purchasing an additional 102,698 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 19.5% in the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,441,827 shares of the company’s stock worth $103,004,000 after purchasing an additional 235,311 shares during the period. Finally, J.P. Morgan Private Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 8.8% in the third quarter. J.P. Morgan Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 588,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,048,000 after purchasing an additional 47,657 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

VTWO stock traded down $0.09 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $80.20. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 519,875 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,851,522. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $81.93 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $77.37. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 1 year low of $65.39 and a 1 year high of $85.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.05 and a beta of 1.15.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.174 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 21st. This represents a $0.70 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.87%.

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.