VTI ETF Daily Breakdown: Must-See Market Moves & Investor Intel—Nov 12, 2025

Wall Street's favorite index fund just flexed its muscles again—here's what's moving the needle.

Bullish or Bluster?

VTI's latest pivot mirrors the S&P 500's relentless grind upward, leaving stock-pickers grinding their teeth. Passive investing wins—again.

Liquidity Tsunami

Trading volumes spiked 15% above the 30-day average, proving even 'boring' ETFs get their adrenaline rush. Thanks, Fed liquidity injections.

The Cynic's Corner

Another day, another dollar for Vanguard's asset-gathering machine. At least the robots managing this fund aren't charging 2-and-20.

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VTI ETF’s Latest Performance 

The VTI ETF gained 0.24% on Tuesday. In contrast, the Nasdaq Composite declined by 0.25%, while the S&P 500 was up by 0.21%. The markets remain mixed as renewed concerns over high technology valuations weigh on, while investors monitor efforts to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

VTI’s three-month average trading volume is 4.03 million shares. Meanwhile, its 5-day net flows totaled $132 million, showing that investors added capital to VTI over the past five trading days.

Technical Snapshot

From a technical standpoint, VTI remains above its 50-day moving average. Notably, VTI is trading at $335.74, compared to its 50-day exponential moving average of $327.25, indicating a bullish trend and a potential Buy signal.

According to TipRanks Technical Analysis, VTI has a Strong Buy rating based on the overall summary and the moving average consensus.

VTI’s Price Forecasts and Holdings

According to TipRanks’ unique ETF analyst consensus, determined based on a weighted average of analyst ratings on its holdings, VTI is a Moderate Buy. The Street’s average price target of $387.55 implies an upside of 15.43%. 

VTI’s top three holdings are chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA) at 6.69%, followed by tech giants Microsoft (MSFT) at 5.98% and Apple (AAPL) at 5.87% of the fund’s total weight.

Currently, VTI’s five holdings with the highest upside potential are Cibus (CBUS), BioAtla (BCAB), FibroBiologics (FBLG), NRX Pharmaceuticals (NRXP), and MetaVia (MTVA).

Meanwhile, its holdings with the greatest downside potential are LXP Industrial Trust (LXP), LiveOne (LVO), iHeartMedia (IHRT), and Fluence Energy (FLNC).

Notably, VTI ETF’s Smart Score is seven, implying that this ETF is likely to perform in line with the broader market.