Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) Shares Acquired by Alliancebernstein L.P.

Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) by 2.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 186,481 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,340 shares during the quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF were worth $54,044,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTI. Channel Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Channel Wealth LLC now owns 2,944 shares of the company’s stock worth $853,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Grove Bank & Trust boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 4,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,328,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC now owns 2,671 shares of the company’s stock worth $774,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Lifeworks Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Lifeworks Advisors LLC now owns 1,542 shares of the company’s stock worth $447,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Finally, United Community Bank raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. United Community Bank now owns 6,652 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,928,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of VTI opened at $248.47 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $287.79 and its 200-day moving average price is $290.00. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has a 1-year low of $244.57 and a 1-year high of $303.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.06 trillion, a PE ratio of 23.96 and a beta of 1.03.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th were issued a $0.9854 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 27th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.95.

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.