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How to buy Vanguard VTI Total Stock Market ETF units

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  4. Search for the stock name – VTI. Search for the stock by name or ticker symbol.
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What is Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF?

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF tracks the performance of the CRSP US Total Market Index, which represents approximately 100% of the investable U.S. stock market. This index includes large, mid, small, and micro-cap stocks regularly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. Some examples of its holdings are Apple, Amazon, Exxon Mobile and Google.

Vanguard VTI Total Stock Market ETF price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $196.93 from 2023-03-24

1 week (2023-03-20) 0.02%
1 month (2023-02-27) -1.63%
3 months (2022-12-27) 3.31%
6 months (2022-09-27) 8.22%
1 year (2022-03-25) -13.66%
2 years (2021-03-26) -4.62%
3 years (2020-03-27) 55.15%
5 years (2018-03-27) 46.75%

Historical price performance of Vanguard VTI

Vanguard VTI Total Stock Market ETF share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Vanguard VTI Total Stock Market ETF's ETF's units have ranged in value from as little as $173.3041 up to $229.4156. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

VTI.US volatility(beta: 1.04)Avg. volatility(beta: 1.00)LowHigh

Beta is a measure of volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE ARCA average) beta is 1, while Vanguard VTI Total Stock Market ETF ETF's is 1.0379. This would suggest that the Vanguard VTI Total Stock Market ETF is a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

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