Operose Advisors LLC Increases Position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI)

Operose Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) by 5.7% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 213,667 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 11,477 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF comprises approximately 21.2% of Operose Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding. Operose Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF were worth $61,923,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Channel Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Channel Wealth LLC now owns 2,944 shares of the company’s stock worth $853,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Grove Bank & Trust grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 4,581 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,328,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC now owns 2,671 shares of the company’s stock valued at $774,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Lifeworks Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Lifeworks Advisors LLC now owns 1,542 shares of the company’s stock worth $447,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the period. Finally, United Community Bank boosted its position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. United Community Bank now owns 6,652 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,928,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF stock opened at $264.15 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $281.12 and a 200-day moving average price of $288.70. The firm has a market cap of $2.19 trillion, a PE ratio of 23.96 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has a 1 year low of $236.42 and a 1 year high of $303.39.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th were given a dividend of $0.9854 per share. The ex-dividend date 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.