Brown Advisory Inc. Grows Position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT

Brown Advisory Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) by 258.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 920,278 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 663,894 shares during the period. Brown Advisory Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF were worth $129,814,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VT. Brighton Jones LLC increased 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 period. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF in the first quarter worth $701,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased 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 period. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC increased 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 period. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. increased 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 period.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VT opened at $156.29 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $151.88 and its 200-day moving average price is $146.07. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a 1-year low of $123.19 and a 1-year high of $159.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $70.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.92.

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.