Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF $VTI Stake Lifted by HighTower Advisors LLC

HighTower Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) by 0.1% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 2,184,391 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,799 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF accounts for about 0.8% of HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF were worth $732,361,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VTI. L.K. Benson & Company P.C. lifted its position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 7.5% in the 4th quarter. L.K. Benson & Company P.C. now owns 25,926 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,691,000 after purchasing an additional 1,809 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 578,222 shares of the company’s stock worth $193,860,000 after purchasing an additional 16,297 shares during the last quarter. Gambit Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $314,000. Entrust Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $20,367,000. Finally, Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 156.3% during the fourth quarter. Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC now owns 6,783 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,274,000 after purchasing an additional 4,136 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 28.92% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VTI opened at $362.36 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $633.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.26 and a beta of 1.01. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has a twelve month low of $283.00 and a twelve month high of $368.25. The company has a 50 day moving average of $339.78 and a 200-day moving average of $337.87.

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.