Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) Shares Acquired by Townsquare Capital LLC

Townsquare Capital LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) by 6.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 120,583 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,355 shares during the period. Townsquare Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF were worth $34,946,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTI. Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Denver PWM LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. AlphaMark Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Promus Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Finally, Wagner Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $44,000.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Trading Up 1.7 %

NYSEARCA VTI opened at $261.74 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $2.17 trillion, a P/E ratio of 23.96 and a beta of 1.03. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $281.83 and its 200-day simple moving average is $288.79. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has a 52 week low of $236.42 and a 52 week high of $303.39.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders 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.

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.