Independent Financial Group LLC Buys Shares of 17,858 Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT

Independent Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor purchased 17,858 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,470,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 57.0% during the 4th quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV now owns 8,709,296 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,228,533,000 after acquiring an additional 3,161,632 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 30.7% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 6,649,142 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $937,928,000 after acquiring an additional 1,562,614 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE increased its stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 6.6% in the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 4,237,931 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $597,825,000 after acquiring an additional 263,745 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 2.2% in the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,676,691 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $368,848,000 after acquiring an additional 58,720 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 3.2% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,583,531 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $356,011,000 after acquiring an additional 79,428 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Stock Down 0.9%

NYSEARCA VT opened at $154.78 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $156.06 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $148.78. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a twelve month low of $127.79 and a twelve month high of $159.41. The company has a market capitalization of $76.56 billion, a price-to-earnings 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.