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About Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF
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Inception date
Sep 20, 2010
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Distributor
Vanguard Marketing Corp.
The fund is passively managed to hold a broad basket of US small-cap stocks, as defined by the Russell 2000 index. The fund specifically contains the 1001st through the 3000th securities pulled from the Russell 3000 index, which covers approximately 10% of its total market capitalization. The fund may invest in securities across various sectors and industry groups without any bias. Selected securities are then weighted by market capitalization and reconstituted annually. Overall, the fund provides representative exposure to the US small-cap space.
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Health Technology
Stocks98.31%
Finance25.35%
Health Technology13.29%
Technology Services9.35%
Electronic Technology7.48%
Producer Manufacturing6.75%
Consumer Services3.76%
Commercial Services3.62%
Industrial Services3.54%
Utilities3.30%
Retail Trade3.17%
Consumer Durables2.78%
Process Industries2.76%
Health Services2.43%
Non-Energy Minerals2.28%
Consumer Non-Durables2.21%
Energy Minerals1.98%
Transportation1.89%
Distribution Services1.36%
Communications0.86%
Miscellaneous0.15%
Bonds, Cash & Other1.69%
Cash1.69%
Stock breakdown by region
North America98.27%
Europe1.23%
Latin America0.25%
Asia0.14%
Middle East0.10%
Africa0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
VTWO invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 25.35% stocks, and Health Technology, with 13.29% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
VTWO last dividends amounted to 0.25 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.33 USD in dividends, which shows a 33.90% decrease.
VTWO assets under management is 11.80 B USD. It's risen 17.67% over the last month.
VTWO fund flows account for 2.75 B USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, VTWO pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.41%. The last dividend (Mar 27, 2025) amounted to 0.25 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
VTWO shares are issued by The Vanguard Group, Inc. under the brand Vanguard. The ETF was launched on Sep 20, 2010, and its management style is Passive.
VTWO expense ratio is 0.07% meaning you'd have to pay 0.07% of your investment to help manage the fund.
VTWO follows the Russell 2000. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
VTWO invests in stocks.
VTWO price has risen by 4.73% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a −2.69% decrease. See more dynamics on VTWO price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a −9.15% decrease in three-month performance and has decreased by −1.29% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a −9.15% decrease in three-month performance and has decreased by −1.29% in a year.
VTWO trades at a premium (0.06%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.