Opinicus Capital Inc. Acquires New Stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO)

Opinicus Capital Inc. acquired a new stake 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 firm acquired 3,541 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $287,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased 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 valued at $511,057,000 after buying an additional 206,036 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. increased 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 valued at $202,980,000 after buying an additional 844,837 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp increased 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 valued at $109,976,000 after buying an additional 102,698 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in 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 valued at $103,004,000 after purchasing an additional 235,311 shares during the last quarter. Finally, J.P. Morgan Private Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in 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 valued at $42,048,000 after purchasing an additional 47,657 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Trading Up 1.0 %

VTWO traded up $0.77 during trading on Friday, hitting $80.22. 1,538,113 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,844,031. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $81.84 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $77.48. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 12-month low of $65.39 and a 12-month high of $85.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.05 and a beta of 1.15.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.