Abound Financial LLC Makes New $14.86 Million Investment in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT

Abound Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 105,322 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $14,857,000. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF accounts for approximately 3.5% of Abound Financial LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest holding.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Schroder Investment Management Group grew its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 87.6% during the third quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 6,918,355 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $950,444,000 after buying an additional 3,230,070 shares during the period. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 1,960.2% in the fourth quarter. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,355,843 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $332,858,000 after acquiring an additional 2,241,492 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley raised 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 during the period. US Bancorp DE boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 43.5% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,974,186 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $547,663,000 after acquiring an additional 1,205,105 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brown Advisory Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 258.9% during the 4th quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 920,278 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $129,814,000 after acquiring an additional 663,894 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VT opened at $158.72 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $71.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.92. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a one year low of $123.19 and a one year high of $159.41. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $152.27 and a 200-day moving average price of $146.27.

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.