Bridgewater Advisors Inc. Grows Stock Holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT

Bridgewater Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) by 4.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 98,439 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,966 shares during the period. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF accounts for 0.8% of Bridgewater Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 29th biggest holding. Bridgewater Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF were worth $13,616,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VT. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 57.0% during the fourth quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV now owns 8,709,296 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,228,533,000 after acquiring an additional 3,161,632 shares in the last quarter. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in 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 worth $332,858,000 after purchasing an additional 2,241,492 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased 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 purchasing an additional 1,562,614 shares during the period. Bain Capital Public Equity LP purchased a new position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF during the 4th quarter worth $163,094,000. Finally, Brown Advisory Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 258.9% during the 4th quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 920,278 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $129,814,000 after purchasing an additional 663,894 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of VT stock opened at $154.20 on Friday. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a twelve month low of $127.79 and a twelve month high of $159.41. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $156.07 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $149.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.92.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF 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.