Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI Takes Position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO)

Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund bought 29,776 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,450,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VTWO. Abound Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the second quarter worth $27,000. Tennessee Valley Asset Management Partners boosted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 2.2% in the second quarter. Tennessee Valley Asset Management Partners now owns 6,490 shares of the company’s stock worth $532,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. Rathbones Group PLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 5.1% during the 2nd quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 28,968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,375,000 after purchasing an additional 1,394 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 6.5% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 467,690 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,337,000 after purchasing an additional 28,514 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HBK Sorce Advisory LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 44.8% in the 2nd quarter. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC now owns 3,508 shares of the company’s stock worth $288,000 after purchasing an additional 1,086 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ VTWO opened at $88.01 on Tuesday. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 12-month low of $65.39 and a 12-month high of $92.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.13 and a beta of 1.15. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $86.54 and a 200 day moving average of $83.63.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 27th were paid a $0.299 dividend. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.36%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 27th.

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.