November 8, 2014

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI)

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) is another popular index exchange traded fund. It invests mainly in stocks of U.S. companies. It also has a low cost.

This VTI fund objective is to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of the overall stock market. The index benchmark is the CRSP U.S. Total Market Index, which represents approximately 100% of the investable U.S. stock market and includes large-, mid-, small-, and micro-cap stocks regularly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.

VTI Fund Profile

    Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI)
  • Fund Inception Date: 05/24/2001
  • Ticker Symbol: VTI
  • CUSIP: 922908769
  • Rank in category (YTD): 67%
  • Category: Large Blend
  • Yield: 1.87%
  • Capital Gains: -
  • Expense Ratio: 0.04%
  • Total Assets: $ 78.49 billion
  • Annual Turnover Rate: 4%
Updated May 2017

This U.S. stock fund has a decent yield of 1.78%. The expense fee is very low, only 0.05%. The current share price is $97.12.
For current share price, please check the link. This popular ETF has large assets of $43 billion.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Performance

Ranked with 4 stars rating by Morningstar, this equity fund has a 3 year average return of 18.85%. In 2014, the year-to-date return is 2.58%. It has returned 9.52% over the past 1 year, and 14.20% over the past 5 year. The past 3 years performance is as follows:
  • Year 2017: 6.80% (YTD)
  • Year 2016: 12.83%
  • Year 2015: 0.36%
  • Year 2014: 12.54%
  • Year 2013: 33.45%
  • Year 2012: 16.45%
  • Year 2011: 0.97%

VTI Holdings

This VTI fund has 3772 stocks in its portfolio. The median market cap is $51 billion. Top 4 sectors are financials, technology, consumer services, and health care. Top 5 stocks are Apple Inc (AAPL), Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM), Microsoft Corp (MSFT), Google Inc (GOOGL), and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ).

More: Vanguard Total Bond Market II Index Fund

You can also invest in mutual fund if you are not comfortable with ETF. The other classes of mutual funds are: Investor Shares (VTSMX), and Admiral Shares (VTSAX). Both of these classes can be bought for as little as $3,000 for initial investment through your brokerage.

Pros:
  • This Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has low cost and yield for income.
  • It can be used as a core stock fund for diversification.
Cons:
  • None.

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