Townsend & Associates Inc Raises Stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI)

Townsend & Associates Inc raised its position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) by 55.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,197 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 425 shares during the quarter. Townsend & Associates Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF were worth $358,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTI. Nadler Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Nadler Financial Group Inc. now owns 263,046 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,233,000 after buying an additional 3,695 shares during the last quarter. Compass Capital Corp MA ADV purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $4,349,000. Serenus Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $3,923,000. Citrine Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,115,000. Finally, Brickley Wealth Management lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 6.2% during the 4th quarter. Brickley Wealth Management now owns 3,502 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,015,000 after buying an additional 204 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Trading Down 1.8 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VTI opened at $295.92 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $443.88 billion, a PE ratio of 23.62 and a beta of 1.02. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has a twelve month low of $244.57 and a twelve month high of $303.39. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $296.35 and a 200-day simple moving average of $288.49.

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.