Loomis Sayles & Co. L P Takes $156,000 Position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO)

Loomis Sayles & Co. L P purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 1,743 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $156,000.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of VTWO. Summit Rock Advisors LP acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $109,726,000. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 21.4% during the 2nd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 4,371,478 shares of the company’s stock worth $358,330,000 after acquiring an additional 770,135 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $64,875,000. IMC Chicago LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $21,017,000. Finally, Raymond James & Associates lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 55.1% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 454,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,579,000 after acquiring an additional 161,264 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

VTWO opened at $97.50 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $91.36 and its 200 day moving average price is $87.05. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 12-month low of $71.66 and a 12-month high of $99.12. The firm has a market cap of $12.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.13 and a beta of 1.15.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 26th were paid a dividend of $0.277 per share. This represents a $1.11 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.14%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th.

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.