Secure Asset Management LLC Lowers Stock Position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT

Secure Asset Management LLC lessened its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) by 41.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 38,058 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 26,457 shares during the quarter. Secure Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF were worth $5,973,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 6.8% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 255,365 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $30,000,000 after purchasing an additional 16,344 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF during the first quarter worth $701,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 32,163 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,134,000 after purchasing an additional 960 shares in the last quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 7.9% in the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 6,128 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $788,000 after purchasing an additional 449 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 29.1% during the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,622,119 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $208,475,000 after buying an additional 365,201 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VT stock opened at $159.31 on Wednesday. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a fifty-two week low of $131.89 and a fifty-two week high of $162.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $78.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.92. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $157.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $151.99.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Company 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.