Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) Sets New 52-Week High – Still a Buy?

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $162.00 and last traded at $161.66, with a volume of 246856 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $160.82.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Trading Up 0.5%

The stock has a market capitalization of $79.94 billion, a PE ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.92. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $156.43 and its 200 day simple moving average is $150.42.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Total World Stock ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV lifted its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 57.0% during 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 buying an additional 3,161,632 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley increased its stake 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 acquiring an additional 1,562,614 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 69.2% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,369,493 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $742,708,000 after acquiring an additional 2,196,829 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 6.6% during the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 4,237,931 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $597,825,000 after acquiring an additional 263,745 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 2.2% in the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,676,691 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $368,848,000 after acquiring an additional 58,720 shares during the last quarter.

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.