Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI Buys New Holdings in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF $VTHR

Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 1,899 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $570,000.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 2.9% in the second quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,368 shares of the company’s stock worth $373,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 7.8% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 594 shares of the company’s stock valued at $174,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 18.9% during the third quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. now owns 334 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. Investment Advisory Group LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 0.9% during the third quarter. Investment Advisory Group LLC now owns 6,033 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,776,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the period. Finally, Bowman & Co S.C. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 6.4% in the 3rd quarter. Bowman & Co S.C. now owns 1,112 shares of the company’s stock worth $327,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Trading Down 1.8%

NASDAQ VTHR opened at $280.53 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $300.34 and a 200 day simple moving average of $298.95. Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF has a 12-month low of $213.11 and a 12-month high of $308.75. The company has a market cap of $3.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.16 and a beta of 1.02.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 24th were paid a $0.8557 dividend. This represents a $3.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 24th.

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.