Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. Buys 670 Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO)

Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 8.3% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 8,720 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 670 shares during the period. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $779,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Natixis Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 15.2% in the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 5,037,888 shares of the company’s stock worth $450,186,000 after purchasing an additional 666,410 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 12.1% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 2,723,188 shares of the company’s stock worth $243,262,000 after purchasing an additional 293,859 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 29.8% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,625,275 shares of the company’s stock worth $145,235,000 after purchasing an additional 372,875 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 6.3% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 1,222,868 shares of the company’s stock worth $109,277,000 after purchasing an additional 71,956 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 4th quarter worth $74,751,000.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF stock opened at $81.32 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $89.27 and a 200 day moving average of $90.39. The firm has a market cap of $11.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.18 and a beta of 1.15. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a 1 year low of $77.35 and a 1 year high of $99.12.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Investors of record on Monday, December 23rd were paid a $0.3314 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd.

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.