Aristides Capital LLC Raises Holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT)

Aristides Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) by 12.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 7,371 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 800 shares during the quarter. Aristides Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF were worth $866,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. US Bancorp DE grew its stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 62,649.5% in the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 2,385,736 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $280,277,000 after acquiring an additional 2,381,934 shares during the last quarter. Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Co. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 11.7% in the fourth quarter. Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Co. now owns 13,180,177 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,548,407,000 after purchasing an additional 1,382,393 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 4,114.2% during the 4th quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 1,244,199 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $146,169,000 after purchasing an additional 1,214,675 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $122,052,000. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $86,988,000.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Stock Down 6.0 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VT opened at $105.70 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $37.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.07 and a beta of 0.93. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $119.44 and its 200-day simple moving average is $119.58. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a 52-week low of $104.64 and a 52-week high of $123.98.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Investors of record on Friday, March 21st were paid a $0.3852 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 21st.

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.