Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) Hits New 12-Month High at $200.56

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG)’s share price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $200.56 and last traded at $200.51, with a volume of 6492 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $198.21.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Price Performance

The firm has a 50-day moving average of $190.92 and a 200 day moving average of $187.64. The company has a market capitalization of $948.93 million, a PE ratio of 15.65 and a beta of 1.15.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 27th were issued a dividend of $0.265 per share. This represents a $1.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.53%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 27th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 3.6% during the 1st quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 350,763 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,135,000 after buying an additional 12,196 shares in the last quarter. Crestone Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 2.9% in the 1st quarter. Crestone Asset Management LLC now owns 170,106 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,528,000 after purchasing an additional 4,816 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 15.8% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 130,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,628,000 after purchasing an additional 17,704 shares during the period. Cetera Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 4,461.5% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 117,459 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,151,000 after purchasing an additional 114,884 shares during the period. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 52,219 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,585,000 after purchasing an additional 1,888 shares during the period.

About Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF

The Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (VTWG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 2000 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of US small-cap growth stocks. Holdings are selected and weighted based on EPS growth estimates and historical sales growth. VTWG was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.