Independent Order of Foresters Reduces Holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI)

Independent Order of Foresters lessened its position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) by 12.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 213,865 shares of the company’s stock after selling 29,437 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF comprises about 41.7% of Independent Order of Foresters’ portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Independent Order of Foresters’ holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF were worth $61,980,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. acquired a new position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. AlphaMark Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Denver PWM LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Urban Financial Advisory Corp bought a new stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, Promus Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $43,000.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VTI opened at $281.16 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $2.33 trillion, a P/E ratio of 24.31 and a beta of 1.04. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $291.70 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $290.27. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has a one year low of $244.57 and a one year high of $303.39.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 27th will be paid a $0.9854 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 27th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.95.

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.