Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI Acquires 1,582 Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO)

Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI lifted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 5.3% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 31,358 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,582 shares during the quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $2,802,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTWO. Summit Rock Advisors LP bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $109,726,000. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 21.4% in the second quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 4,371,478 shares of the company’s stock worth $358,330,000 after buying an additional 770,135 shares during the last quarter. IMC Chicago LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the second quarter worth $21,017,000. Raymond James & Associates increased its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 55.1% during the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 454,110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,579,000 after acquiring an additional 161,264 shares during the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 1,992.3% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 149,976 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,402,000 after acquiring an additional 142,808 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VTWO opened at $94.85 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 1 year low of $71.66 and a 1 year high of $98.06. The company has a market cap of $12.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.13 and a beta of 1.15. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $90.31 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $86.48.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were paid a $0.277 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 26th. This represents a $1.11 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.17%.

About Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF

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.