Bank of Nova Scotia Has $4.95 Million Stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT

Bank of Nova Scotia reduced its stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) by 85.3% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 35,760 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 208,140 shares during the quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia’s holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF were worth $4,946,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of VT. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 6.8% in 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 position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF in the first quarter valued at about $701,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 32,163 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,134,000 after acquiring an additional 960 shares during the period. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 7.9% during the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 6,128 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $788,000 after acquiring an additional 449 shares during the period. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. increased 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 last quarter.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VT opened at $154.45 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $76.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.92. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $156.09 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $149.36. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a 1 year low of $127.79 and a 1 year high of $159.41.

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.