Simon Quick Advisors LLC Trims Stock Position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT

Simon Quick Advisors LLC lessened its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) by 3.3% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 245,038 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 8,295 shares during the period. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF accounts for about 1.6% of Simon Quick Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. Simon Quick Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF were worth $33,894,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 255,365 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $30,000,000 after purchasing an additional 16,344 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF during the 1st quarter worth $701,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 3.1% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 32,163 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,134,000 after buying an additional 960 shares during the period. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 7.9% during the second quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 6,128 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $788,000 after buying 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 second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,622,119 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $208,475,000 after buying an additional 365,201 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Price Performance

VT stock opened at $154.78 on Friday. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a 1-year low of $127.79 and a 1-year high of $159.41. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $156.06 and a 200 day moving average price of $148.78. The company has a market capitalization of $76.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.92.

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.