Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. Grows Stock Holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT

Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) by 112.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 8,496 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,500 shares during the quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF were worth $1,198,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Schroder Investment Management Group raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 87.6% during the 3rd 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. US Bancorp DE raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 6.6% during the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 4,237,931 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $597,825,000 after buying an additional 263,745 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,676,691 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $368,848,000 after buying an additional 58,720 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,583,531 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $356,011,000 after buying an additional 79,428 shares during the period. Finally, New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 1,960.2% during the 4th quarter. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,355,843 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $332,858,000 after buying an additional 2,241,492 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Stock Performance

VT stock opened at $153.68 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $69.54 billion, a PE ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.92. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $150.10 and its 200-day moving average price is $145.44. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a one year low of $123.19 and a one year high of $159.41.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Profile

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.