Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

VTI

Market cap $657B

The pitch for Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI | VTI Price Prediction) has always been embarrassingly simple: own every public US stock that matters, charge almost nothing, and wait.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF provides broad market exposure in a single fund, covering large-, mid- and small-cap stocks for investors who prefer a hands-off approach.

Broad market ETFs are an easy way to meet investing goals. They take the stress out of choosing stocks and constant rebalancing.

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Exchange traded fund inflows have topped $750 billion in 2026. This puts the industry on pace to challenge the $1.5 trillion annual record set last year, Todd Rosenbluth, head of research at VettaFi, told host Nate Geraci on this week's ETF Prime.

The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) covers the U.S. large-cap market, while the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) includes virtually every investable stock. VTI's inclusion of mid- and small-cap stocks is the big differentiator, and it's weighed down performance over the past decade.

In December 2026 she sold $300,000 of a long-held Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI | VTI Price Prediction) position at a $90,000 loss to offset gains realized earlier in the year.

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