Natixis Advisors LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO)

Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 12.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 5,687,923 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 650,035 shares during the period. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF comprises about 0.9% of Natixis Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest holding. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $508,102,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. CENTRAL TRUST Co raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 1,957.1% during the fourth quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 288 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 274 shares in the last quarter. Key Financial Inc raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 2,613.3% during the fourth quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 407 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 392 shares in the last quarter. Abound Wealth Management raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 37.8% during the fourth quarter. Abound Wealth Management now owns 452 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $41,000.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Stock Up 2.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ VTWO opened at $82.03 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $88.91 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $90.27. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.65 and a beta of 1.19. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 52-week low of $77.35 and a 52-week high of $99.12.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Investors of record on Monday, December 23rd were issued a $0.3314 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 23rd.

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.