Crux Wealth Advisors Invests $3.69 Million in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI)

Crux Wealth Advisors purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 12,729 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,689,000. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF accounts for about 2.1% of Crux Wealth Advisors’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTI. Channel Wealth LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Channel Wealth LLC now owns 2,944 shares of the company’s stock valued at $853,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the period. Grove Bank & Trust increased its stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 4,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,328,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC now owns 2,671 shares of the company’s stock valued at $774,000 after buying an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Lifeworks Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Lifeworks Advisors LLC now owns 1,542 shares of the company’s stock valued at $447,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Finally, United Community Bank boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. United Community Bank now owns 6,652 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,928,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Stock Up 1.7 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VTI opened at $261.74 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $281.83 and a two-hundred day moving average of $288.79. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has a 12-month low of $236.42 and a 12-month high of $303.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.17 trillion, a P/E ratio of 23.96 and a beta of 1.03.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th were issued a dividend of $0.9854 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 27th. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.95.

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.