Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF $VTI Shares Purchased by Royal Bank of Canada

Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) by 59.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 4,370,813 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,634,211 shares during the quarter. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF were worth $1,201,273,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the first quarter valued at about $26,000. Citizens National Bank Trust Department acquired a new position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $34,000. Knuff & Co LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Pinney & Scofield Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $41,000. Finally, Vision Financial Markets LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $44,000. 28.92% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Stock Performance

VTI opened at $318.20 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $521.60 billion, a PE ratio of 24.26 and a beta of 1.02. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has a one year low of $236.42 and a one year high of $320.40. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $310.38 and its 200 day moving average price is $291.24.

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.