Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd Acquires New Holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT

Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd acquired a new position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 11,018 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,739,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 6.3% in the 1st quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV now owns 8,608,960 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,190,791,000 after purchasing an additional 508,466 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 69.2% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,369,493 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $742,708,000 after purchasing an additional 2,196,829 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 4.7% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 2,304,753 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $318,794,000 after purchasing an additional 102,431 shares during the period. Angeles Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,515,162 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $237,826,000 after purchasing an additional 42,424 shares during the period. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 10.6% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 848,100 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $117,309,000 after purchasing an additional 81,021 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VT traded down $0.62 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $155.90. 2,787,138 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,777,918. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $159.48 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $156.32. The stock has a market cap of $80.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.92. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a fifty-two week low of $133.65 and a fifty-two week high of $162.71.

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.