Jennison Associates LLC Sells 39,479 Shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT

Jennison Associates LLC reduced its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) by 81.8% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 8,802 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 39,479 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF were worth $1,218,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 5.3% in the first quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 17,804 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,463,000 after purchasing an additional 891 shares during the last quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 4.3% in the 1st quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,620 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,051,000 after purchasing an additional 556 shares during the period. Zhang Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 1.0% in the 1st quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 723,873 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $100,126,000 after purchasing an additional 6,895 shares during the period. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 42.4% in the first quarter. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC now owns 2,691 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $372,000 after buying an additional 801 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 0.7% in the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 11,999 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,660,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA VT opened at $156.02 on Thursday. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a 12-month low of $127.79 and a 12-month high of $159.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.92. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $156.09 and a 200 day moving average of $149.12.

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.