Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI Acquires New Stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO)

Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 29,776 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,450,000.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 50.0% in the 1st quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 6,409,425 shares of the company’s stock worth $545,186,000 after purchasing an additional 2,137,708 shares during the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 21.4% during the 2nd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 4,371,478 shares of the company’s stock valued at $358,330,000 after purchasing an additional 770,135 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 18.5% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,708,017 shares of the company’s stock worth $138,520,000 after buying an additional 266,190 shares during the last quarter. IMC Chicago LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $21,017,000. Finally, UBS Group AG grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 16.6% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,533,372 shares of the company’s stock valued at $124,356,000 after buying an additional 218,283 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ VTWO opened at $88.01 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $9.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.13 and a beta of 1.15. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a twelve month low of $65.39 and a twelve month high of $92.40. The company has a 50 day moving average of $86.54 and a 200 day moving average of $83.63.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 27th were paid a $0.299 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 27th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.36%. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17.

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.