Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF $VSS Shares Purchased by Strategic Investment Advisors MI

Strategic Investment Advisors MI raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) by 14.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 34,516 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,226 shares during the period. Strategic Investment Advisors MI’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF were worth $5,036,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VSS. Twelve Points Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 8.9% during the fourth quarter. Twelve Points Wealth Management LLC now owns 51,371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,592,000 after purchasing an additional 4,208 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 17.2% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 32,910 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,717,000 after buying an additional 4,835 shares during the period. UBS Group AG raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 502,968 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,090,000 after buying an additional 20,187 shares during the period. Patten Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $548,000. Finally, Newton One Investments LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 185.9% during the first quarter. Newton One Investments LLC now owns 67,197 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,797,000 after buying an additional 43,693 shares in the last quarter.

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

Shares of VSS opened at $147.75 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $155.27 and a two-hundred day moving average of $154.02. The stock has a market cap of $11.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.86. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $132.84 and a one 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.