Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. Takes $21.86 Million Position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT

Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund purchased 155,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $21,864,000. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF accounts for approximately 1.2% of Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest position.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Schroder Investment Management Group raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 87.6% during the 3rd quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 6,918,355 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $950,444,000 after purchasing an additional 3,230,070 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 6.6% during the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 4,237,931 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $597,825,000 after purchasing an additional 263,745 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,676,691 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $368,848,000 after purchasing an additional 58,720 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,583,531 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $356,011,000 after purchasing an additional 79,428 shares in the last quarter. Finally, New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 1,960.2% during the 4th quarter. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,355,843 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $332,858,000 after purchasing an additional 2,241,492 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Trading Down 1.5%

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF stock opened at $151.92 on Thursday. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a 1-year low of $123.19 and a 1-year high of $159.41. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $151.21 and its 200-day simple moving average is $145.87. The company has a market capitalization of $68.75 billion, a P/E 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.