Bridgewater Advisors Inc. Boosts Stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF $VTI

Bridgewater Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) by 6.4% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 239,288 shares of the ETF’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,436 shares during the period. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF makes up 4.7% of Bridgewater Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Bridgewater Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF were worth $76,766,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Core Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC bought a new stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the third quarter valued at $31,000. Basepoint Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $33,000. Institutional investors own 28.92% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Stock Up 0.0%

NYSEARCA:VTI opened at $364.80 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $653.94 billion, a PE ratio of 24.26 and a beta of 1.01. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $367.90 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $349.47. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has a 12 month low of $304.40 and a 12 month high of $374.70.

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. 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.