Sankala Group LLC Takes Position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO

Sankala Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 7,454 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $788,000. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF makes up about 0.7% of Sankala Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 29th biggest holding.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Westshore Wealth LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 29.4% in the 4th quarter. Westshore Wealth LLC now owns 33,483 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,332,000 after acquiring an additional 7,599 shares during the period. MidFirst Bank bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $250,000. First Commonwealth Financial Corp PA boosted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 6.1% during the fourth quarter. First Commonwealth Financial Corp PA now owns 4,211 shares of the company’s stock worth $419,000 after purchasing an additional 241 shares during the period. Summit Global Investments increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 100.1% in the fourth quarter. Summit Global Investments now owns 8,034 shares of the company’s stock worth $800,000 after purchasing an additional 4,020 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $4,289,000.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

Shares of VTWO stock opened at $119.36 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $113.87 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $107.08. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 1 year low of $83.59 and a 1 year high of $120.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.11.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.3014 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. This represents a $1.21 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 18th.

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.