Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VTWG) Hits New 1-Year High – Still a Buy?

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

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $1.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.65 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $210.70 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $200.73.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were given a $0.227 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 26th. This represents a $0.91 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.40%.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Chilton Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF in the second quarter valued at about $26,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $55,000. Centennial Bank AR bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $116,000. ORG Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF in the second quarter valued at about $156,000. Finally, High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $207,000.

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.