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AMEX · VTI
Financial Services · Asset Management
$378.24
Up+$1.66 (+0.44%)
Updated Aug 24, 2026, 5:49 AM
SID Score
6.7/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
59/100
Neutral
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The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the index, which represents approximately 100% of the investable U.S. stock market and includes large-, mid-, small-, and micro-cap stocks. It invests by sampling the index, meaning that it holds a broadly diversified collection of securities that, in the aggregate, approximates the full index in terms of key characteristics.
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Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) trades at $378.24, reflecting broad U.S. equity market momentum across multiple timeframes. Per SID market data, VTI has returned 18.88% over the trailing twelve months, while one-month and three-month returns stand at 3.72% and 3.60%, respectively. The fund currently trades above both key moving averages, sitting 1.81% above its 50-day moving average of $371.50 and 8.39% above its 200-day moving average of $348.96, per Massive/Polygon data. The 14-day RSI reads 58.0, positioning VTI in neutral territory without overbought or oversold signals. Average daily trading volume registers at approximately 4.04 million shares, underscoring robust liquidity for this broad-market index fund. VTI carries a beta of 1.04, indicating performance closely aligned with overall market movements, consistent with its mandate to track the total U.S. stock market.
As a passively managed exchange-traded fund tracking the CRSP US Total Market Index, VTI encompasses virtually the entire investable U.S. equity universe, spanning large-, mid-, small-, and micro-cap stocks. Per SID market data, VTI currently offers a dividend yield of 1.10%, reflecting the aggregate payout characteristics of its underlying holdings across all market capitalizations and sectors. The fund's total net assets under management are reflected in an implied market capitalization of approximately $278.12 billion, according to SEC filings, making it one of the largest ETFs globally by assets. Classified under the Financial Services sector due to its fund structure, VTI provides diversified equity exposure rather than concentrated sector positioning. Traditional single-stock valuation metrics such as price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios apply at the portfolio level rather than to the fund itself, requiring investors to assess underlying index-level fundamentals for comprehensive valuation context.
Smart money indicators for VTI present a mixed picture, with an overall smart money score of 59 out of 100 and a neutral signal designation, according to SID market data. Institutional activity scores a perfect 25 out of 25, reflecting the fund's dominant role in institutional portfolios as a core broad-market equity allocation vehicle. This maximum institutional score underscores sustained demand from pension funds, endowments, and registered investment advisors. Congressional trading activity registers at 12.8 out of 25, per SEC Form 4 filings and congressional disclosure data, indicating moderate engagement from elected officials. The insider component scores 12.5 out of 25, though insider metrics carry limited analytical relevance for ETF structures versus individual equities. Dark pool activity scores notably lower at 8.6 out of 25, per 13F institutional filings, suggesting that the majority of VTI trading volume occurs on lit exchanges rather than alternative trading systems, consistent with the fund's high transparency and deep public market liquidity.
As a passively managed index ETF, VTI does not report corporate earnings in the traditional sense, and no recent earnings data is available for the fund entity itself. Instead, VTI's fundamental profile is derived from the aggregate earnings characteristics of its approximately 3,600-plus underlying U.S. equity holdings spanning all sectors and market capitalizations. Per SID market data, the fund's trailing twelve-month return of 18.88% reflects the collective earnings growth and multiple expansion across its constituent companies. The fund's 1.10% dividend yield represents the pass-through of dividends collected from underlying holdings, distributed to shareholders on a quarterly basis according to company distribution reports. Investors evaluating VTI's earnings trajectory should monitor S&P 500 and broad-market earnings growth trends, as the fund's performance is mechanically linked to the profit generation and valuation dynamics of the total U.S. equity market.
Wall Street analyst coverage of VTI differs fundamentally from individual stock coverage, as the fund is a passively managed ETF that tracks the CRSP US Total Market Index rather than an operating company subject to earnings revisions and price target assessments. Per SID consensus data, no traditional analyst ratings or consensus price targets are currently available for VTI, which is standard for broad-market index funds. Instead, analyst commentary on VTI typically focuses on asset flow trends, expense ratio competitiveness, and tracking error relative to its benchmark. According to Wall Street analyst reports, VTI remains among the most widely recommended core equity holdings for diversified portfolios, supported by its ultra-low cost structure and comprehensive market coverage. With a beta of 1.04, per SID market data, VTI delivers near-perfect market correlation, making it a benchmark proxy rather than an alpha-generating vehicle. The fund's average daily volume of 4.04 million shares further supports its institutional accessibility and execution efficiency.


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