Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) Hits New 12-Month Low – Time to Sell?

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI)’s share price reached a new 52-week low during trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $236.42 and last traded at $237.22, with a volume of 2763618 shares. The stock had previously closed at $248.47.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Price Performance

The business has a 50 day moving average price of $284.59 and a 200 day moving average price of $289.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.23 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 a positive change from Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.95.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VTI. Buska Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 5.1% during the first quarter. Buska Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,596 shares of the company’s stock valued at $439,000 after buying an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Swisher Financial Concepts Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF during the first quarter worth about $9,367,000. McLean Asset Management Corp increased its stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 22.9% during the first quarter. McLean Asset Management Corp now owns 18,883 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,190,000 after acquiring an additional 3,519 shares during the period. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. now owns 216,270 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,440,000 after acquiring an additional 3,313 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HBW Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 11.0% in the 1st quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC now owns 11,267 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,097,000 after acquiring an additional 1,116 shares during the period.

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.