Bragg Financial Advisors Inc Sells 207 Shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI)

Bragg Financial Advisors Inc trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) by 2.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 9,669 shares of the company’s stock after selling 207 shares during the period. Bragg Financial Advisors Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF were worth $2,802,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of VTI. Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. bought a new stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. AlphaMark Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Denver PWM LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Promus Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $43,000. Finally, Wagner Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the fourth quarter worth $44,000.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Stock Up 1.7 %

VTI stock opened at $261.74 on Monday. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has a twelve month low of $236.42 and a twelve month high of $303.39. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.17 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.96 and a beta of 1.03. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $281.83 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $288.83.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 27th were issued a dividend of $0.9854 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.95. The ex-dividend date was 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.