Arete Wealth Advisors LLC Decreases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI)

Arete Wealth Advisors LLC lessened its holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) by 25.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 16,112 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,405 shares during the period. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF were worth $4,542,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Burney Co. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 10.3% during the first quarter. Burney Co. now owns 3,614 shares of the company’s stock worth $939,000 after purchasing an additional 336 shares in the last quarter. Davis Capital Management raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 9.0% during the 2nd quarter. Davis Capital Management now owns 11,497 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,082,000 after buying an additional 951 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,474 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,197,000 after buying an additional 154 shares during the period. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV lifted its position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 10.1% during the 2nd quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 27,115 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,254,000 after acquiring an additional 2,486 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Curbstone Financial Management Corp purchased a new position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $595,000.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Stock Up 0.6 %

VTI opened at $299.86 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $288.40 and its 200-day moving average is $275.79. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has a 52-week low of $224.82 and a 52-week high of $300.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $449.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.62 and a beta of 1.02.

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.