Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) is Symetra Investment Management Co’s Largest Position

Symetra Investment Management Co raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) by 30.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 802,340 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 185,052 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF accounts for 57.6% of Symetra Investment Management Co’s holdings, making the stock its biggest position. Symetra Investment Management Co owned about 0.05% of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF worth $232,526,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 1,080 shares of the company’s stock valued at $313,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 7.7% in the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 81,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,709,000 after purchasing an additional 5,861 shares in the last quarter. Partners in Financial Planning acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF during the 4th quarter worth $10,426,000. Everstar Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 518.3% during the fourth quarter. Everstar Asset Management LLC now owns 12,014 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,482,000 after buying an additional 10,071 shares in the last quarter. Finally, O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 15.7% in the fourth quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 75,799 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,967,000 after buying an additional 10,305 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Trading Down 2.0 %

VTI opened at $273.43 on Monday. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has a twelve month low of $244.57 and a twelve month high of $303.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.27 trillion, a PE ratio of 24.31 and a beta of 1.04. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $290.96 and its 200 day moving average price is $290.48.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be issued a dividend of $0.9854 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.95. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 27th.

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.