Global Endowment Management LP Buys 14,420 Shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT

Global Endowment Management LP boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) by 4.6% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 329,171 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 14,420 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF comprises approximately 5.8% of Global Endowment Management LP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Global Endowment Management LP’s holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF were worth $46,433,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its holdings in 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 worth $950,444,000 after buying an additional 3,230,070 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 30.7% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 6,649,142 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $937,928,000 after buying an additional 1,562,614 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE lifted its holdings in 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 worth $597,825,000 after buying an additional 263,745 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in 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 worth $368,848,000 after buying an additional 58,720 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in 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 worth $356,011,000 after buying an additional 79,428 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of VT opened at $156.29 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $70.73 billion, a PE ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.92. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a 12 month low of $123.19 and a 12 month high of $159.41. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $151.88 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $146.07.

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.