Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT Stake Boosted by Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lifted its stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) by 73.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 34,822 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,758 shares during the quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF were worth $4,817,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Integrity Wealth Solutions LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 13.0% during the first quarter. Integrity Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 2,489 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $344,000 after purchasing an additional 287 shares during the last quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 15.3% during the 1st quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 891 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $123,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 4.4% during the 1st quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 16,899 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,537,000 after purchasing an additional 713 shares in the last quarter. Vantage Point Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 37.3% during the 1st quarter. Vantage Point Financial LLC now owns 2,799 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $387,000 after purchasing an additional 760 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Innealta Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 21.3% during the 1st quarter. Innealta Capital LLC now owns 19,879 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,750,000 after buying an additional 3,485 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VT opened at $156.78 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $77.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.92. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $155.98 and a 200 day simple moving average of $148.53. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a 52 week low of $127.79 and a 52 week high of $159.41.

About Vanguard Total World Stock ETF

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.