Royal Bank of Canada Has $26.09 Million Stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF $VSS

Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) by 17.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 178,921 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 25,986 shares during the quarter. Royal Bank of Canada owned about 0.25% of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF worth $26,085,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $216,840,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 8,174.8% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 813,491 shares of the company’s stock valued at $118,599,000 after purchasing an additional 803,660 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1,087.2% during the third quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 396,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,569,000 after purchasing an additional 363,409 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 107.9% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 529,987 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,222,000 after purchasing an additional 275,049 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 343.3% in the 4th quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 297,614 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,657,000 after purchasing an additional 230,479 shares in the last quarter.

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

Shares of VSS opened at $155.75 on Wednesday. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $135.13 and a 52-week high of $162.91. The business’s fifty day moving average is $154.67 and its 200-day moving average is $154.14. The firm has a market cap of $11.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.86.

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