Wealth Management Nebraska Decreases Position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT

Wealth Management Nebraska cut its stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) by 13.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 87,636 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 14,019 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF makes up approximately 1.5% of Wealth Management Nebraska’s portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest holding. Wealth Management Nebraska’s holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF were worth $12,362,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $2,130,090,000. Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 87.6% in 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 in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE lifted its stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 43.5% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,974,186 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $547,663,000 after purchasing an additional 1,205,105 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,676,691 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $368,848,000 after purchasing an additional 58,720 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,583,531 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $356,011,000 after purchasing an additional 79,428 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Price Performance

VT opened at $150.10 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $143.62 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $142.26. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a 1-year low of $112.92 and a 1-year high of $151.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $67.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.92.

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.