Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) Sees Significant Drop in Short Interest

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 346,309 shares, a decline of 19.9% from the February 26th total of 432,457 shares. Currently, 0.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 360,238 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 3.1%

VSS opened at $145.79 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $10.33 billion, a PE ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.89. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $102.76 and a twelve month high of $160.68. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $152.12 and a 200 day moving average price of $146.38.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. now owns 1,937,698 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,730,000 after acquiring an additional 39,350 shares during the last quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 32.9% during the second quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,524,685 shares of the company’s stock worth $204,902,000 after purchasing an additional 377,838 shares in the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D acquired a new position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $216,840,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 10.2% in the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 673,817 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,413,000 after purchasing an additional 62,535 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 639,502 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,161,000 after purchasing an additional 28,936 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (the Fund) is an open-end investment company. The fund invests in securities of foreign issuers. The Fund investment objective is to track the performance of the FTSE Global Small Cap ex US Index, which measures the investment return of stocks of international small-cap companies. As of April 30, 2012, the Fund invested in sectors, such as consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, financials, healthcare, industrials, information technology, materials, telecommunication services and utilities.