Alliancebernstein L.P. Increases Position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT

Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) by 6.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,721,217 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 99,098 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. owned about 0.43% of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF worth $237,184,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $2,130,090,000. Schroder Investment Management Group lifted 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. US Bancorp DE lifted its stake in shares of 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 valued at $547,663,000 after acquiring an additional 1,205,105 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 5.9% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,402,173 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $308,727,000 after acquiring an additional 133,839 shares during the period. Finally, Brandywine Trust Co. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 5.0% during the 2nd quarter. Brandywine Trust Co. now owns 2,251,911 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $289,416,000 after acquiring an additional 107,781 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Price Performance

VT opened at $139.52 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $145.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is $141.13. The firm has a market cap of $59.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.93. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a 1 year low of $100.89 and a 1 year high of $149.07.

About Vanguard Total World Stock ETF

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.