Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) Sees Strong Trading Volume – What’s Next?

Shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) saw unusually-high trading volume on Thursday . Approximately 39,838 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 77% from the previous session’s volume of 22,537 shares.The stock last traded at $253.55 and had previously closed at $256.80.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of $2.66 billion, a PE ratio of 23.71 and a beta of 1.03. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $251.49 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $241.62.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were paid a $0.785 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th. This represents a $3.14 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.24%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.78.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTHR. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $101,000. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. increased its position in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 127.7% during the 1st quarter. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. now owns 460 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,000 after purchasing an additional 258 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $195,000. Sonata Capital Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $204,000. Finally, Rehmann Capital Advisory Group bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $203,000.

About Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF

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.