KLCM Advisors Inc. Takes Position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF $VTI

KLCM Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 40,855 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,698,000. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF comprises about 1.2% of KLCM Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 24th biggest position.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 62,622,049 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,995,293,000 after acquiring an additional 2,291,938 shares during the last quarter. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $15,530,622,000. Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its holdings in shares of 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 worth $6,043,337,000 after purchasing an additional 163,272 shares during the period. WealthNavi Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 12,394,779 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,155,598,000 after purchasing an additional 32,017 shares during the period. Finally, HB Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,648,161 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,760,340,000 after purchasing an additional 96,255 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 28.92% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VTI opened at $363.63 on Tuesday. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has a 1 year low of $283.00 and a 1 year high of $364.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $635.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.26 and a beta of 1.01. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $337.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of $336.81.

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.