West Virginia University Foundation Inc Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF $VTI

West Virginia University Foundation Inc raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) by 55.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 728,924 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 259,323 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF makes up approximately 46.3% of West Virginia University Foundation Inc’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. West Virginia University Foundation Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF were worth $244,386,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 62,622,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,995,293,000 after buying an additional 2,291,938 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 18,025,283 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,043,337,000 after acquiring an additional 163,272 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 14,185,248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,755,888,000 after acquiring an additional 343,136 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 14,079,780 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,720,528,000 after acquiring an additional 277,939 shares during the period. Finally, WealthNavi Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 12,394,779 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,155,598,000 after acquiring an additional 32,017 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 28.92% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Price Performance

VTI stock opened at $369.99 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $360.11 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $343.96. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has a twelve month low of $291.97 and a twelve month high of $374.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $646.45 billion, a PE ratio of 24.26 and a beta of 1.01.

About Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the of the MSCI US Broad Market Index, which represents 99.5% or more of the total market capitalization of all of the United States common stocks traded on the New York and American Stock Exchanges and the Nasdaq over-the-counter market. The Fund typically holds the largest 1,200 to 1,300 stocks in its target index (covering nearly 95% of the index’s total market capitalization) and a representative sample of the remaining stocks.