Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NYSEARCA:VTI)

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Thursday. Stock traders purchased 5,941 call options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 329% compared to the typical daily volume of 1,385 call options.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VTI opened at $281.42 on Friday. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has a 1 year low of $202.44 and a 1 year high of $283.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $422.13 billion, a PE ratio of 23.62 and a beta of 1.02. The business’s 50-day moving average is $271.77 and its 200 day moving average is $264.03.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VTI. Brio Consultants LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 533.5% in the fourth quarter. Brio Consultants LLC now owns 6,113 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,450,000 after buying an additional 5,148 shares during the period. Vantage Financial Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Vantage Financial Partners LLC now owns 6,562 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,557,000 after purchasing an additional 330 shares during the period. Gilbert & Cook Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Gilbert & Cook Inc. now owns 42,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,105,000 after purchasing an additional 340 shares in the last quarter. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 20.4% in the fourth quarter. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,932 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,407,000 after purchasing an additional 1,004 shares during the period. Finally, Aveo Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 44.0% in the fourth quarter. Aveo Capital Partners LLC now owns 14,247 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,380,000 after purchasing an additional 4,355 shares in the last quarter.

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.