Opinicus Capital Inc. Makes New Investment in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO)

Opinicus Capital Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 3,541 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $287,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 7,153,652 shares of the company’s stock worth $511,057,000 after acquiring an additional 206,036 shares during the last quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. boosted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 42.3% during the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. now owns 2,841,269 shares of the company’s stock worth $202,980,000 after acquiring an additional 844,837 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 7.1% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 1,539,414 shares of the company’s stock worth $109,976,000 after acquiring an additional 102,698 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 19.5% during the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,441,827 shares of the company’s stock worth $103,004,000 after purchasing an additional 235,311 shares in the last quarter. Finally, J.P. Morgan Private Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 8.8% during the 3rd quarter. J.P. Morgan Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 588,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,048,000 after purchasing an additional 47,657 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF stock traded up $0.77 on Friday, reaching $80.22. 1,538,113 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,844,031. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a one year low of $65.39 and a one year high of $85.65. The company has a market capitalization of $8.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.05 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a 50-day moving average of $81.84 and a 200 day moving average of $77.48.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.174 per share. This represents a $0.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 21st.

About Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF

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.