Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) Reaches New 52-Week High – Should You Buy?

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) shares hit a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $95.61 and last traded at $95.31, with a volume of 181893 shares. The stock had previously closed at $90.73.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Trading Up 5.4 %

The company has a market capitalization of $12.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.13 and a beta of 1.15. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $88.44 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $85.39.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were paid a dividend of $0.277 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 26th. This represents a $1.11 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.16%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 8.2% in the 1st quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 25,675 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,184,000 after buying an additional 1,945 shares during the last quarter. Embree Financial Group acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $209,000. Signaturefd LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 7.0% in the 1st quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 13,272 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,129,000 after buying an additional 868 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 67.1% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 8.8% in the 1st quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 693,818 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,016,000 after buying an additional 56,273 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Company 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.