Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) Sets New 12-Month High – Time to Buy?

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) shares hit a new 52-week high on Monday . The company traded as high as $144.77 and last traded at $144.8040, with a volume of 695283 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $144.59.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Price Performance

The stock’s 50 day moving average is $140.84 and its 200-day moving average is $136.74. The company has a market capitalization of $61.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.93.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wealth Architects LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 0.5% during the second quarter. Wealth Architects LLC now owns 162,081 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $20,831,000 after buying an additional 885 shares during the period. PFG Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $223,000. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 18.8% in the 2nd quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 52,094 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,695,000 after acquiring an additional 8,254 shares during the period. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 3.7% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 1,338,338 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $172,003,000 after acquiring an additional 47,673 shares during the period. Finally, American National Bank of Texas bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $8,185,000.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF (the Fund) is an open-end investment company. The Fund seeks to track the performance of the FTSE Global All Cap Index, which covers both well-established and still-developing markets. The Fund invests in both foreign and the United States stocks. The fund offers three classes of shares: Investor Shares, Institutional Shares, and ETF Shares. As of April 30, 2012, the Fund invests in sectors, such as consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, financials, healthcare, industrials, information technology, materials, telecommunication services and utilities.