Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Here’s What Happened

Shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) saw an uptick in trading volume on Thursday . 75,113 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 225% from the previous session’s volume of 23,114 shares.The stock last traded at $264.93 and had previously closed at $262.94.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Price Performance

The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $252.27 and its 200-day moving average price is $242.78. The company has a market capitalization of $2.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.71 and a beta of 1.03.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were issued a dividend of $0.785 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.78. This represents a $3.14 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Creative Planning boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 1.4% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 3,714 shares of the company’s stock worth $942,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Embree Financial Group increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 0.5% in the third quarter. Embree Financial Group now owns 10,118 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,567,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Silver Coast Investments LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 5.2% during the third quarter. Silver Coast Investments LLC now owns 1,669 shares of the company’s stock valued at $423,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares during the period. Precedent Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 5.7% during the 3rd quarter. Precedent Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,794 shares of the company’s stock worth $455,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (VTHR) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 3000 index, a market-cap-weighted index that measures the investable US equity space, covering the entire market-cap spectrum including micro-caps. VTHR was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.