Sara Bay Financial Acquires 772 Shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI)

Sara Bay Financial raised its holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) by 31.2% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 3,245 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 772 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF comprises approximately 0.3% of Sara Bay Financial’s holdings, making the stock its 28th biggest holding. Sara Bay Financial’s holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF were worth $944,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VTI. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 1.9% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 12,994,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,679,601,000 after purchasing an additional 242,536 shares during the period. WealthNavi Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 3.4% during the third quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 11,372,065 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,220,114,000 after buying an additional 377,631 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 8,409,146 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,381,134,000 after buying an additional 134,150 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,982,032 shares of the company’s stock valued at $844,395,000 after buying an additional 50,777 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,456,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $695,678,000 after acquiring an additional 42,686 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Trading Up 0.9 %

NYSEARCA VTI opened at $296.20 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $295.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $283.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $444.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.62 and a beta of 1.02. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has a 1 year low of $234.62 and a 1 year high of $302.95.

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.