Lido Advisors LLC Sells 44,696 Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF $VTWO

Lido Advisors LLC lessened its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) by 13.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 276,952 shares of the company’s stock after selling 44,696 shares during the quarter. Lido Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF were worth $27,742,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. North Star Investment Management Corp. lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 2.3% during the 1st quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 4,251 shares of the company’s stock worth $426,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 2,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $276,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Curtis Advisory Group LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Curtis Advisory Group LLC now owns 30,832 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,068,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares during the last quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 7,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $787,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Dimensions Group Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Dimensions Group Ltd. now owns 31,910 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,176,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VTWO opened at $118.73 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $117.75 and a 200 day simple moving average of $110.12. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has a twelve month low of $85.88 and a twelve month high of $122.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.48 billion, a PE ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.10.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were issued a dividend of $0.3014 per share. This represents a $1.21 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th.

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.