NewEdge Advisors LLC Increases Position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT

NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) by 9.0% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 116,811 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,649 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF were worth $16,157,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 6.8% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 255,365 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $30,000,000 after purchasing an additional 16,344 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF during the first quarter worth $701,000. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 7.9% during the second quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 6,128 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $788,000 after purchasing an additional 449 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 29.1% in the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,622,119 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $208,475,000 after buying an additional 365,201 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Karpus Management Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $259,000.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VT opened at $152.22 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $75.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.92. The company’s fifty day moving average is $156.07 and its two-hundred day moving average is $149.49. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a 1 year low of $127.79 and a 1 year high of $159.41.

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.