Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) Reaches New 12-Month High – What’s Next?

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) shares reached a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $148.80 and last traded at $148.8050, with a volume of 2453751 shares. The stock had previously closed at $147.70.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Stock Up 0.8%

The stock has a market capitalization of $63.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.93. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $144.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is $140.11.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Total World Stock ETF

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $2,130,090,000. Schroder Investment Management Group increased its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 3,230,070 shares during the last quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV raised its holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 57.0% in the fourth quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV now owns 8,709,296 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,228,533,000 after purchasing an additional 3,161,632 shares during the period. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 1,960.2% during the fourth quarter. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,355,843 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $332,858,000 after acquiring an additional 2,241,492 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 30.7% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 6,649,142 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $937,928,000 after purchasing an additional 1,562,614 shares in the last quarter.

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.