Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. Acquires New Stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF $VSS

Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 46,734 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,813,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VSS. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $542,000. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 66.7% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 5,059 shares of the company’s stock worth $585,000 after purchasing an additional 2,025 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1,588.9% in the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 456 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 429 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 396.5% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,552 shares of the company’s stock worth $343,000 after purchasing an additional 2,038 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 48.8% in the second quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 22,936 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,164,000 after purchasing an additional 7,521 shares in the last quarter.

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

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF stock traded up $1.32 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $154.65. 151,386 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 310,322. 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. The stock has a market cap of $11.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.86. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $157.49 and a 200-day moving average price of $153.35.

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.