Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF $VTI Shares Bought by Independence Asset Advisors LLC

Independence Asset Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) by 9.6% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 49,278 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,309 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF makes up about 5.7% of Independence Asset Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 4th largest position. Independence Asset Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF were worth $15,809,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VTI. Core Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $31,000. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $31,000. Basepoint Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $33,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 28.92% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Price Performance

VTI stock opened at $362.22 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $362.61 and a 200 day moving average price of $345.01. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has a 12 month low of $301.39 and a 12 month high of $374.70. The company has a market cap of $632.87 billion, a price-to-earnings 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.