Jacobs Equity LLC Buys New Shares in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF $VSS

Jacobs Equity LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 7,984 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,144,000. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF makes up 1.1% of Jacobs Equity LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest position.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. now owns 1,937,698 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,730,000 after purchasing an additional 39,350 shares in the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $216,840,000. Creative Planning raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 4.7% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 639,502 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,161,000 after buying an additional 28,936 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 550,701 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,932,000 after buying an additional 9,204 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 107.9% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 529,987 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,222,000 after buying an additional 275,049 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of VSS opened at $157.54 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $11.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.85. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $158.04 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $152.19. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $128.14 and a 1 year high of $162.91.

About Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF

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.