Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT Shares Purchased by Focus Partners Wealth

Focus Partners Wealth increased its stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) by 73.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 382,850 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 161,665 shares during the quarter. Focus Partners Wealth owned approximately 0.09% of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF worth $54,005,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. 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. Morgan Stanley lifted its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 30.7% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 6,649,142 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $937,928,000 after buying an additional 1,562,614 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE lifted its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 6.6% in the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 4,237,931 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $597,825,000 after buying an additional 263,745 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 2.2% in the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,676,691 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $368,848,000 after buying an additional 58,720 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 3.2% in the third 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 buying an additional 79,428 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VT opened at $158.72 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $152.27 and a 200-day simple moving average of $146.27. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a one year low of $123.19 and a one year high of $159.41. The firm has a market cap of $71.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.92.

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.