HighTower Advisors LLC Decreases Position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF $VEU

HighTower Advisors LLC trimmed its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF (NYSEARCA:VEU) by 9.8% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 3,681,575 shares of the company’s stock after selling 400,649 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF were worth $270,817,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VEU. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF by 14.5% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 31,032 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,782,000 after purchasing an additional 3,941 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF by 16.5% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 36,240 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,198,000 after purchasing an additional 5,134 shares during the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $42,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF by 711.4% during the second quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 29,973 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,015,000 after buying an additional 26,279 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF by 15.3% during the second quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 34,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,292,000 after buying an additional 4,529 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of NYSEARCA VEU opened at $81.46 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $78.35 and a 200-day simple moving average of $76.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $64.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.97 and a beta of 0.75. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF has a 52 week low of $64.48 and a 52 week high of $83.80.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF Company Profile

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the FTSE All-World ex US Index (the Index). The Index includes approximately 2,200 stocks of companies in 46 countries, from both developed and emerging markets worldwide. The Fund invests in a diversified sampling of stocks in the Index that approximates the Index’s key risk factors and characteristics.