Why Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF moves
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF fell, in line with the market.
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Updated 02:52 with news that came after the close
Why today
16,437 news analyzed todayVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF fell, in line with the market.
The S&P 500 also fell very sharply that day, so the drop was broad.
No company news explains the move.
This was a very big day for the fund, with trading far above its usual level.
Over the last five trading days the fund also fell very sharply.
Today's move of −4.35% was 9.6 times a normal day's 0.5%. S&P 500 moved −4.41% on the same day.
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF −4.35%S&P 500 −4.41%In step with the market
What the key figures say about Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF
The figures connect what Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF earns with what investors pay.
The line shows the share price in the same year, on its own scale.
Money paid to shareholders per share, summed by calendar year.
2017–2025: $2.34–$3.76.
The dividend explained
A dividend is money paid to shareholders. Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF paid $3.95 per share in the twelve months through November 5, 2026.
On the ex-dividend day, September 28, 2026, Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF traded without the right to the $0.96 dividend. The price went from $379.77 to $375.84; including the dividend, the day's change was −0.8%. Entitlement passes from the company to shareholders on the ex-day; payment comes later.
2017: $2.342018: $2.602019: $2.912020: $2.772021: $2.932022: $3.182023: $3.412024: $3.672025: $3.762026 so far: $3.00
What followed similar falls?
Including reinvested dividends, Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF fell 4.7% over the latest five trading days. Since November 4, 2016, falls at least this large were followed by a higher value 21 trading days later in 13 out of 19 non-overlapping periods. The median was +3.5%, against +1.8% for an ordinary 21-day period, which ended higher 69 times in 100.
Such a fall has not said much about the next month.
+3.5% · 13/19
$10,000 in Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF bought on November 7, 2016 is worth $38,700 today, with dividends reinvested.
The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $40,300.
What would $10,000 in Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF be worth today? →
What would $10,000 in Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF be worth today?
$38,700
with dividends reinvested, bought on November 7, 2016. The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $40,300.
The five biggest days of the journey
· −11.4% · the whole market fell 12.0% the same day
· +10.1% · the whole market rose 9.5% the same day
· −9.7% · the whole market fell 9.5% the same day
· +9.5% · the whole market rose 9.4% the same day
· +9.1% · the whole market rose 9.3% the same day
Earlier days
+1.54% market +1.65% Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF rose, moving with the market. Read →
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF rose, moving with the market.
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF rose sharply in the last session, in line with the S&P 500.
Over the last five trading days it fell slightly, as the S&P 500 did.
The move looks mostly market-wide: the broad US stock market rallied after Democrats won control of Congress, and this fund holds a slice of nearly every US stock.
Tesla and other large holdings also moved with the market, so the fund's gain largely reflects wider market sentiment.