Verus Advisory Inc. Makes New Investment in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF $VTI

Verus Advisory Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 133,330 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $45,044,000. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF accounts for approximately 29.4% of Verus Advisory Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 62,622,049 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,995,293,000 after acquiring an additional 2,291,938 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 18,025,283 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,043,337,000 after purchasing an additional 163,272 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 14,185,248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,755,888,000 after buying an additional 343,136 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 14,079,780 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,720,528,000 after acquiring an additional 277,939 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WealthNavi Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 12,394,779 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,155,598,000 after purchasing an additional 32,017 shares during the last quarter. 28.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of VTI opened at $369.99 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $646.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.26 and a beta of 1.01. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has a twelve month low of $291.97 and a twelve month high of $374.70. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $359.38 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $343.77.

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. The Fund typically holds the largest 1,200 to 1,300 stocks in its target index (covering nearly 95% of the index’s total market capitalization) and a representative sample of the remaining stocks.