Empirical Finance LLC Makes New Investment in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF $VTI

Empirical Finance LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 55,050 shares of the ETF’s stock, valued at approximately $17,661,000. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF accounts for approximately 0.8% of Empirical Finance LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest position.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Core Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF during the 4th quarter worth $31,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC acquired a new position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $31,000. Basepoint Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Torren Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $36,000. Institutional investors own 28.92% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of VTI stock opened at $364.80 on Friday. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has a 1-year low of $304.40 and a 1-year high of $374.70. The stock has a market cap of $653.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.26 and a beta of 1.01. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $367.90 and a 200-day moving average of $349.47.

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. 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.