Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) Shares Acquired by Howe & Rusling Inc.

Howe & Rusling Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) by 3.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 145,318 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,660 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF accounts for approximately 3.6% of Howe & Rusling Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Howe & Rusling Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF were worth $42,115,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. bought a new stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. AlphaMark Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000. Denver PWM LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000. Urban Financial Advisory Corp acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $37,000. Finally, Promus Capital LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $43,000.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF stock opened at $281.16 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $291.70 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $290.27. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.33 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.31 and a beta of 1.04. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has a 52-week low of $244.57 and a 52-week high of $303.39.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be paid a $0.9854 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.95. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 27th.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Company 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.