Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT Stake Raised by Valmark Advisers Inc.

Valmark Advisers Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) by 15.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 39,853 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 5,390 shares during the quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF were worth $5,622,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF in the third quarter worth about $2,130,090,000. Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 87.6% in 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 during the period. US Bancorp DE boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 43.5% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,974,186 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $547,663,000 after buying an additional 1,205,105 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in shares of 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 worth $368,848,000 after buying an additional 58,720 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of 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 worth $356,011,000 after buying an additional 79,428 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Price Performance

Shares of VT opened at $148.09 on Wednesday. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a one year low of $108.42 and a one year high of $149.07. The company has a 50-day moving average of $143.23 and a two-hundred day moving average of $141.81. The stock has a market cap of $67.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.92.

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.