Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT Shares Acquired by LPL Financial LLC

LPL Financial LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) by 10.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,143,205 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 108,304 shares during the quarter. LPL Financial LLC owned approximately 0.27% of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF worth $161,261,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Navalign LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Nemes Rush Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. WestEnd Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 161.3% in the 4th quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC now owns 196 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 1,863.6% in the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 216 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 205 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VT opened at $151.92 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $151.21 and its 200 day moving average price is $145.87. The company has a market capitalization of $68.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.92. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a 12 month low of $123.19 and a 12 month 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.