HighTower Advisors LLC Sells 5,266 Shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR)

HighTower Advisors LLC lessened its stake in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) by 5.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 94,788 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,266 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.90% of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF worth $24,061,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Fairscale Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF in the second quarter valued at $735,000. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,891,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $195,000. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF during the second quarter valued at about $307,000. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 486.0% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 27,634 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,621,000 after purchasing an additional 22,918 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Stock Down 0.4 %

VTHR opened at $270.26 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.71 and a beta of 1.03. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $259.99 and a 200-day moving average price of $248.22. Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF has a twelve month low of $202.52 and a twelve month high of $271.51.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were issued a dividend of $0.785 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.78. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 26th. This represents a $3.14 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.16%.

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.