Essex Financial Services Inc. Has $11.40 Million Stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF $VTI

Essex Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 34,750 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,777 shares during the quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF were worth $11,404,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $29,000. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF during the second quarter worth $33,000. Anfield Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $45,000. Clear Investment Research LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $51,000. Finally, Glassy Mountain Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $57,000. 28.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VTI opened at $337.07 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $339.05 and its 200-day moving average is $330.68. The company has a market cap of $573.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.26 and a beta of 1.02. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has a 52-week low of $236.42 and a 52-week high of $344.42.

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.