Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. Trims Stock Holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT

Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. trimmed its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) by 3.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 191,008 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 7,841 shares during the period. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF were worth $26,944,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VT. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 6.8% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 255,365 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $30,000,000 after acquiring an additional 16,344 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF in the first quarter worth $701,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 3.1% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 32,163 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,134,000 after acquiring an additional 960 shares during the last quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 7.9% in the second quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 6,128 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $788,000 after acquiring an additional 449 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 29.1% in the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,622,119 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $208,475,000 after acquiring an additional 365,201 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Trading Up 0.7%

NYSEARCA VT opened at $155.40 on Thursday. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a 12 month low of $121.00 and a 12 month high of $155.63. The stock has a market cap of $70.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.92. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $144.97 and its 200-day moving average price is $143.57.

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.