Optima Capital LLC Makes New $1.61 Million Investment in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO

Optima Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 16,176 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,610,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VTWO. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the third quarter worth about $29,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 456.1% in the third quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 317 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 260 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 209.7% in the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 384 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 260 shares in the last quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the third quarter worth about $40,000. Finally, NBT Bank N A NY lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 35.8% in the fourth quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 398 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VTWO opened at $107.10 on Tuesday. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a one year low of $73.06 and a one year high of $109.76. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $103.58 and its 200 day simple moving average is $101.85. The stock has a market cap of $14.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.09.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 24th were paid a $0.2621 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 24th. This represents a $1.05 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%.

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.