Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT Shares Bought by Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd.

Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) by 112.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,496 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 4,500 shares during the period. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF were worth $1,198,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. 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 worth $950,444,000 after purchasing an additional 3,230,070 shares in the last quarter. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 1,960.2% in the 4th 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 purchasing an additional 2,241,492 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. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 115.3% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,212,732 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $155,861,000 after purchasing an additional 649,466 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TLT Family Holdco ULC purchased a new position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $64,903,000.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Price Performance

VT opened at $153.68 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $150.10 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $145.44. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a 1-year low of $123.19 and a 1-year high of $159.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $69.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.92.

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.