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

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTHR) shares saw strong trading volume on Thursday . 78,268 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 107% from the previous session’s volume of 37,829 shares.The stock last traded at $300.12 and had previously closed at $296.41.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of $3.70 billion, a PE ratio of 24.16 and a beta of 1.02. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $297.67 and its 200 day moving average is $286.19.

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a — dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 24th were paid a dividend of $1.6262 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 24th. This represents a dividend yield of 110.0%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTHR. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 12.1% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 589,189 shares of the company’s stock worth $173,437,000 after acquiring an additional 63,729 shares during the period. Lincoln National Corp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 1.4% during the second quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 466,325 shares of the company’s stock worth $127,190,000 after purchasing an additional 6,527 shares during the last quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 25.7% during the third quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp now owns 276,690 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,435,000 after purchasing an additional 56,625 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth grew its position in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 230,669 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,890,000 after buying an additional 5,983 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF by 658,835.3% during the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 224,038 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,284,000 after buying an additional 224,004 shares during the last quarter.

About Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF

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.