Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF $VTHR Shares Acquired by Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) by 2,126.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 29,656 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 28,324 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF were worth $8,907,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 7.8% in the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 594 shares of the company’s stock valued at $174,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the period. Howe & Rusling Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 18.9% in the 3rd quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. now owns 334 shares of the company’s stock valued at $98,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the period. Investment Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Investment Advisory Group LLC now owns 6,033 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,776,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the period. Sonata Capital Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 7.1% in the 4th quarter. Sonata Capital Group Inc. now owns 910 shares of the company’s stock valued at $273,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the period. Finally, Apella Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 4,339 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,303,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF stock opened at $326.57 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $305.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $303.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.16 and a beta of 1.01. Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF has a 12 month low of $254.12 and a 12 month high of $329.41.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 24th were issued a $0.8557 dividend. This represents a $3.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 24th.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF 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.