Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) Reaches New 1-Year High – Time to Buy?

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) shares reached a new 52-week high during trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $230.00 and last traded at $228.36, with a volume of 6062 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $226.16.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Price Performance

The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $211.25 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $201.00. The stock has a market cap of $1.12 billion, a PE ratio of 15.65 and a beta of 1.15.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The company 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 $0.227 per share. This represents a $0.91 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.40%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 1.7% in the third quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 2,978 shares of the company’s stock valued at $614,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 4.0% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,498 shares of the company’s stock worth $286,000 after buying an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 3,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $742,000 after buying an additional 94 shares during the last quarter. Chilton Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $26,000. Finally, MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF by 8.1% in the 2nd quarter. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,757 shares of the company’s stock valued at $527,000 after acquiring an additional 207 shares during the last quarter.

About Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF

The Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (VTWG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 2000 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of US small-cap growth stocks. Holdings are selected and weighted based on EPS growth estimates and historical sales growth. VTWG was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.