Lafayette Investments Inc. Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF $VTI

Lafayette Investments Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) by 102.2% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,032 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,027 shares during the quarter. Lafayette Investments Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF were worth $618,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Toth Financial Advisory Corp bought a new stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 165.7% in the 2nd quarter. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. now owns 93 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the first quarter worth $26,000. Citizens National Bank Trust Department bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the first quarter worth $34,000. Finally, HFM Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF during the first quarter valued at $37,000. 28.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VTI opened at $330.95 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $551.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.26 and a beta of 1.02. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $323.28 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $301.85. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has a 52-week low of $236.42 and a 52-week high of $332.20.

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.