Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT Shares Purchased by Focus Partners Wealth

Focus Partners Wealth boosted its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) by 73.1% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 382,850 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 161,665 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth’s holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF were worth $54,005,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Global Endowment Management LP raised its stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Global Endowment Management LP now owns 329,171 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $46,433,000 after purchasing an additional 14,420 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $275,000. Evelyn Partners Investment Management LLP raised its stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 54.9% in the 4th quarter. Evelyn Partners Investment Management LLP now owns 2,710 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $382,000 after purchasing an additional 960 shares during the last quarter. Arax Advisory Partners acquired a new position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $462,000. Finally, Brown Advisory Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 258.9% in the 4th quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 920,278 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $129,814,000 after purchasing an additional 663,894 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of VT stock opened at $158.72 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $152.27 and a 200 day moving average price of $146.27. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a twelve month low of $123.19 and a twelve month high of $159.41. The company has a market capitalization of $71.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.92.

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.