Bessemer Group Inc. Trims Stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT

Bessemer Group Inc. cut its stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) by 2.3% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 236,329 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 5,585 shares during the quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. owned approximately 0.05% of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF worth $32,689,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 57.0% during the 4th quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV now owns 8,709,296 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,228,533,000 after purchasing an additional 3,161,632 shares in the last quarter. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC boosted 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 buying an additional 2,241,492 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 30.7% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 6,649,142 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $937,928,000 after buying an additional 1,562,614 shares during the period. Bain Capital Public Equity LP acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $163,094,000. Finally, Brown Advisory Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 258.9% in the fourth quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 920,278 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $129,814,000 after buying an additional 663,894 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF stock opened at $154.78 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $156.06 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $148.78. The company has a market cap of $76.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.92. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a fifty-two week low of $127.79 and a fifty-two week high of $159.41.

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.