Empirical Finance LLC Reduces Stock Position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI)

Empirical Finance LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) by 1.2% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 55,374 shares of the company’s stock after selling 650 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF makes up 0.9% of Empirical Finance LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest position. Empirical Finance LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF were worth $14,392,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE boosted its stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 0.8% in the first quarter. Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE now owns 4,826 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,254,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 5,856 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,389,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 4,756 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,236,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the period. Biechele Royce Advisors lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 2.3% during the 1st quarter. Biechele Royce Advisors now owns 1,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $478,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the period. Finally, Riverbridge Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Riverbridge Partners LLC now owns 1,943 shares of the company’s stock valued at $461,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VTI traded up $1.81 on Friday, reaching $275.64. The company had a trading volume of 2,709,413 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,054,414. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has a 1 year low of $202.44 and a 1 year high of $277.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $413.46 billion, a PE ratio of 23.62 and a beta of 1.02. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $264.51 and a 200-day moving average of $253.77.

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.