Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Has $4.82 Million Position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management grew its holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) by 73.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 34,822 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,758 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF were worth $4,817,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VT. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV raised its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 57.0% during the fourth quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV now owns 8,709,296 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,228,533,000 after buying an additional 3,161,632 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley boosted its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 30.7% during the 4th 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 during the period. US Bancorp DE boosted its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 6.6% during the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 4,237,931 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $597,825,000 after acquiring an additional 263,745 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 2.2% during the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 3.2% during the 3rd 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 in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Price Performance

Shares of VT opened at $156.78 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $77.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.92. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a fifty-two week low of $127.79 and a fifty-two week high of $159.41. The business’s 50-day moving average is $155.98 and its 200-day moving average is $148.53.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF 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.