Financial & Tax Architects LLC Increases Stock Position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO)

Financial & Tax Architects LLC increased its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 5.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 50,073 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,386 shares during the period. Financial & Tax Architects LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $4,473,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 6.5% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 467,690 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,337,000 after acquiring an additional 28,514 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,443,000. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 28,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,345,000 after purchasing an additional 270 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 24,813 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,034,000 after purchasing an additional 654 shares during the period. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 8.8% during the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 74,209 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,082,000 after acquiring an additional 6,014 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VTWO traded up $0.37 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $91.15. 759,169 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,256,619. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.49 billion, a PE ratio of 12.13 and a beta of 1.15. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a one year low of $76.04 and a one year high of $99.12. The company’s 50 day moving average is $93.03 and its 200 day moving average is $89.48.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were given a dividend of $0.3314 per share. 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.