Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Grows Position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 5.0% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 185,892 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 8,819 shares during the quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $18,500,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 165.8% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 10,126 shares of the company’s stock worth $817,000 after acquiring an additional 6,316 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 71.0% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 691 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,000 after acquiring an additional 287 shares during the period. Jump Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,407,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 209.7% during the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 384 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 260 shares during the period. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 27.6% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 12,869 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,122,000 after acquiring an additional 2,783 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF stock opened at $117.33 on Monday. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a twelve month low of $81.94 and a twelve month high of $118.29. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $108.95 and a two-hundred day moving average of $105.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.11.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 24th were given a dividend of $0.2621 per share. This represents a $1.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 24th.

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.