Avantax Planning Partners Inc. Takes Position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT

Avantax Planning Partners Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 3,546 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $500,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF during the third quarter worth $2,130,090,000. Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its position in 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 purchasing an additional 3,230,070 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE boosted its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 6.6% during the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 4,237,931 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $597,825,000 after purchasing an additional 263,745 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 2.2% during the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,676,691 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $368,848,000 after purchasing an additional 58,720 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 3.2% in the 3rd 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 acquiring an additional 79,428 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Trading Down 1.6%

Shares of NYSEARCA VT opened at $153.52 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $69.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.92. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a 52 week low of $121.00 and a 52 week high of $156.42. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $145.38 and its 200 day moving average price is $143.75.

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.