Vanguard Index Funds - Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF is an open-end management investment company. The Fund seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of the overall stock market. The Fund invests in various sectors which include Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Energy, Financials, Health Care, Industrials, Information Technology, Materials, Telecommunication Services and Utilities. As of Dec 31 2013, the Fund's investments portfolio was valued at $308,191,960,000. We show 73 historical shares outstanding datapoints in our coverage of VTI's shares outstanding history.
Understanding the changing numbers of VTI shares outstanding — and
comprehending the concept of differing number of shares outstanding in general comparing companies like VTI versus peers —
is critical for investors. Many "beginner" or "novice" investors will look at one stock trading at a price of $10 per share and another trading at
a price of $20 per share and think the latter company is worth twice as much. Of course, that is a completely meaningless comparison without also knowing how many shares outstanding there are for each of the two companies.
Furthermore, via issuance of new shares over time, or the repurchase of existing shares, the number of shares outstanding can fluctuate over the course of history.
With this page we aim to empower investors researching VTI by allowing them to research VTI shares outstanding history
as well as any other stock in our coverage universe. |
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