Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Sees Strong Inflows Amid Tech Momentum

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF ( $VTI ) has fallen by 0.24% in the past week. It has experienced a 5-day net inflow of $852.57 million.
This is due, in part, to market sentiment on some of the ETF’s largest holdings. For example:

• Nvidia Corporation heads into its May 20 fiscal Q1 earnings with strong momentum, up about 22% year-to-date and backed by surging AI GPU demand. Wall Street expects EPS to jump 116% and revenue 79%, while analysts maintain a Strong Buy rating with an average target near $280, implying mid‑20% upside and highlighting Nvidia’s leading AI chip position.
• Nvidia Corporation is also tightening its grip on the AI supply chain through major stakes in cloud provider CoreWeave and chip‑materials specialist Coherent, moves aimed at reducing supply risk and extending growth beyond chip sales. Confidence was further lifted after U.S. regulators cleared several Chinese firms to buy H200 chips, triggering a sharp share-price pop and reinforcing bullish sentiment.
• Apple Inc has broken out to record highs after a weak start to the year, as optimism builds around new AI features, an expected foldable iPhone and a CEO transition to hardware chief John Ternus. Top Evercore ISI analyst Amit Daryanani lifted his target to $365 and sketched a bull case near $500, arguing Apple’s ecosystem, services growth and disciplined AI spend are underappreciated.
• Apple Inc is also cutting iPhone 17 prices in China ahead of the 618 shopping festival, using discounts and trade‑in subsidies to lock in users before its AI-focused product refresh. Despite smartphone headwinds and competitive pricing pressure, Wall Street still rates the stock a Moderate Buy, with an average target around $319 implying mid‑single‑digit upside from current levels.
• Microsoft has attracted fresh interest after Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square made the stock a core holding, calling its valuation highly compelling despite a double‑digit decline this year. His bet rests on the resilience of Microsoft 365 and Azure, which generate most of revenue, plus underappreciated upside from its 27% OpenAI stake and a massive $190 billion 2026 capex plan aimed at future AI and cloud growth.
• Microsoft is also working to strengthen its franchise with practical product updates, including a new Cloud‑Initiated Driver Recovery feature to automatically fix buggy drivers and a slimmer Wi‑Fi cloud gaming controller, both underscoring its push in PCs and gaming. Analysts remain firmly bullish, with a Strong Buy consensus and average price targets around $560, suggesting roughly 30%–37% upside.