Renaissance Technologies LLC Purchases Shares of 14,500 Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT

Renaissance Technologies LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 14,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,006,000.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 6.8% during 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 purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $701,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 32,163 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,134,000 after purchasing an additional 960 shares in the last quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 7.9% in the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 6,128 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $788,000 after purchasing an additional 449 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 29.1% during the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,622,119 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $208,475,000 after purchasing an additional 365,201 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VT opened at $160.82 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $79.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $156.43 and a 200-day moving average price of $150.42. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a 1-year low of $131.80 and a 1-year high of $162.00.

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.