NewEdge Advisors LLC Boosts Holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT

NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) by 101.0% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 215,433 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 108,271 shares during the quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF were worth $29,799,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VT. XY Planning Network Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 111.1% in the fourth quarter. XY Planning Network Inc. now owns 27,941 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,941,000 after purchasing an additional 14,703 shares during the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 4.3% in the first quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 328,705 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $45,467,000 after purchasing an additional 13,498 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 89.7% in the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 64,105 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,043,000 after buying an additional 30,321 shares during the last quarter. FSM Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 6.4% during the fourth quarter. FSM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 201,861 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,475,000 after acquiring an additional 12,066 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Prudential PLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $20,270,000.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Stock Up 0.9%

VT stock opened at $161.30 on Friday. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a twelve month low of $131.26 and a twelve month high of $162.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $79.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.92. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $156.35 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $150.14.

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.