Ground Swell Capital LLC Purchases New Holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT

Ground Swell Capital LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 4,059 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $559,000. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF comprises approximately 1.2% of Ground Swell Capital LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest position.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in shares of 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 valued at $30,000,000 after acquiring an additional 16,344 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $701,000. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 2,656 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $341,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. MGO One Seven LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 8.3% during the 2nd quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 8,914 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,146,000 after buying an additional 685 shares during the period. Finally, RFG Advisory LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 26.6% during the 2nd quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 3,674 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $472,000 after buying an additional 771 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Price Performance

VT opened at $145.96 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $143.67 and a 200 day simple moving average of $139.07. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a fifty-two week low of $100.89 and a fifty-two week high of $148.72. The company has a market cap of $62.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.93.

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.