Traders Buy Large Volume of Call Options on Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI)

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) was the target of unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Traders bought 5,941 call options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 329% compared to the typical daily volume of 1,385 call options.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTI. Timber Creek Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $25,000. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 376.0% in the second quarter. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 119 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. WR Wealth Planners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 53.8% during the second quarter. WR Wealth Planners LLC now owns 123 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Clean Yield Group grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 12,400.0% during the first quarter. Clean Yield Group now owns 125 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. Finally, New England Capital Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 58.4% during the first quarter. New England Capital Financial Advisors LLC now owns 160 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of VTI opened at $281.42 on Friday. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has a 52 week low of $202.44 and a 52 week high of $283.00. The stock has a market cap of $422.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.62 and a beta of 1.02. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $271.77 and its 200-day moving average price is $264.03.

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.