Royal Bank of Canada Has $318.79 Million Holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT

Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) by 4.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,304,753 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 102,431 shares during the quarter. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF were worth $318,794,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Navalign LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Meramec Financial Planners LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 106.8% in the first quarter. Meramec Financial Planners LLC now owns 182 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares during the last quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 161.3% in the fourth quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC now owns 196 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 1,863.6% in the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 216 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 205 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Proathlete Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 1,564.3% during the fourth quarter. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC now owns 233 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 219 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF stock opened at $152.22 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $156.07 and a 200 day simple moving average of $149.49. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a 12-month low of $127.79 and a 12-month high of $159.41. The company has a market capitalization of $75.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.92.

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.