Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) Reaches New 1-Year High – Here’s Why

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) shares reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $147.54 and last traded at $147.5970, with a volume of 1751984 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $146.46.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Price Performance

The business’s 50 day moving average price is $143.15 and its 200 day moving average price is $138.73. The firm has a market cap of $62.85 billion, a PE ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.93.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Total World Stock ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $2,130,090,000. Schroder Investment Management Group grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 87.6% during the third quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 6,918,355 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $950,444,000 after buying an additional 3,230,070 shares in the last quarter. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 1,960.2% in the fourth 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 buying an additional 2,241,492 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 43.5% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,974,186 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $547,663,000 after buying an additional 1,205,105 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 211.9% in the second quarter. Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co. now owns 1,595,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $204,989,000 after buying an additional 1,083,700 shares in the last quarter.

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.