Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF $VTI Stock Acquired by Sowell Financial Services LLC

Sowell Financial Services LLC raised its position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) by 104.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 54,144 shares of the ETF’s stock after buying an additional 27,689 shares during the period. Sowell Financial Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF were worth $20,263,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTI. Howard Financial Services LTD. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 0.3% in the second quarter. Howard Financial Services LTD. now owns 11,079 shares of the ETF’s stock worth $4,100,000 after acquiring an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 1.0% in the third quarter. Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc. now owns 2,847 shares of the ETF’s stock valued at $1,065,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares during the last quarter. Cottage Street Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 3.6% in the third quarter. Cottage Street Advisors LLC now owns 815 shares of the ETF’s stock valued at $305,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares during the last quarter. West Branch Capital LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 6.2% in the third quarter. West Branch Capital LLC now owns 477 shares of the ETF’s stock valued at $179,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares during the last quarter. Finally, OceanIQ Capital LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. OceanIQ Capital LLC now owns 2,108 shares of the ETF’s stock valued at $804,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. 28.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Trading Up 0.5%

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF stock opened at $379.15 on Thursday. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has a 52 week low of $310.40 and a 52 week high of $385.12. The stock has a market cap of $698.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.26 and a beta of 1.01. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $378.14 and a 200-day moving average of $368.25.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Profile

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.