Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) Sees Strong Trading Volume – Still a Buy?

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) shares saw unusually-strong trading volume on Friday . Approximately 53,859 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 44% from the previous session’s volume of 37,509 shares.The stock last traded at $300.83 and had previously closed at $299.55.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Stock Up 0.6%

The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $295.84 and a 200 day moving average price of $281.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.74 billion, a PE ratio of 24.16 and a beta of 1.02.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a — dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 24th were paid a dividend of $1.6262 per share. This represents a yield of 110.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 24th.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of VTHR. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,368 shares of the company’s stock worth $373,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its holdings in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 7.8% in the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 594 shares of the company’s stock valued at $174,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. First Financial Bank Trust Division raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 1.2% in the second quarter. First Financial Bank Trust Division now owns 3,788 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,033,000 after buying an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 18.9% during the 3rd quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. now owns 334 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 14,447 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,940,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the last quarter.

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.