15,576 Shares in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT Bought by Ashford Advisors LLC

Ashford Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 15,576 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,154,000. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF makes up 0.5% of Ashford Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest holding.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VT. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 57.0% in 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 purchasing an additional 3,161,632 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 30.7% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 6,649,142 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $937,928,000 after buying an additional 1,562,614 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 6.6% during 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 buying an additional 263,745 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp raised 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 worth $368,848,000 after buying an additional 58,720 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE raised 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 worth $356,011,000 after buying an additional 79,428 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Price Performance

Shares of VT opened at $156.13 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $156.07 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $148.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.23 billion, a PE ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.92. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a one year low of $127.79 and a one year high of $159.41.

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.