ARK & TLK Investments LLC Lowers Stock Position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI)

ARK & TLK Investments LLC decreased its position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) by 0.4% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 19,451 shares of the company’s stock after selling 83 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF accounts for about 2.0% of ARK & TLK Investments LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position. ARK & TLK Investments LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF were worth $5,637,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. FMR LLC raised its position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 9.7% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,003,801 shares of the company’s stock worth $284,236,000 after acquiring an additional 88,634 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $407,000. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $18,122,000. Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 9.2% during the 3rd quarter. Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC now owns 3,064 shares of the company’s stock worth $868,000 after buying an additional 259 shares in the last quarter. Finally, L.M. Kohn & Company raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 1.9% during the third quarter. L.M. Kohn & Company now owns 20,315 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,752,000 after acquiring an additional 385 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VTI opened at $273.43 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $290.96 and its 200-day simple moving average is $290.36. The company has a market cap of $2.27 trillion, a PE ratio of 24.31 and a beta of 1.04. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has a 1-year low of $244.57 and a 1-year high of $303.39.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be issued a $0.9854 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 Company 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.