Bank of Montreal Can Purchases 76,809 Shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI)

Bank of Montreal Can lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) by 8.8% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 944,714 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 76,809 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can’s holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF were worth $273,788,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VTI. Zacks Investment Management lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 17.8% during the third quarter. Zacks Investment Management now owns 8,362 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,368,000 after purchasing an additional 1,264 shares during the last quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC now owns 11,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,327,000 after buying an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Northeast Financial Consultants Inc boosted its position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Northeast Financial Consultants Inc now owns 115,887 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,814,000 after buying an additional 706 shares during the period. Headinvest LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 1.3% in the third quarter. Headinvest LLC now owns 48,815 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,822,000 after purchasing an additional 625 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legacy Investment Solutions LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the third quarter worth about $887,000.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VTI opened at $248.47 on Monday. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has a 52-week low of $236.98 and a 52-week high of $303.39. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $287.79 and a 200-day moving average price of $290.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.06 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 paid a $0.9854 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 27th. This is a boost 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.