Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) Short Interest Update

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,065,298 shares, a growth of 345.9% from the April 30th total of 238,935 shares. Currently, 1.5% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 314,786 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.4 days.

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

Shares of NYSEARCA:VSS opened at $161.26 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $11.75 billion, a PE ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.86. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $126.94 and a 1 year high of $162.91. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $154.27 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $150.40.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VSS. SHP Wealth Management purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF in the third quarter valued at about $28,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 73.9% in the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Watch Advisors INC purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF in the third quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Strive Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $31,000.

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.