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 target of a large decrease in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 565,745 shares, a decrease of 37.6% from the July 15th total of 906,924 shares. Approximately 0.8% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 187,122 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.0 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Cim LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Cim LLC now owns 2,539 shares of the company’s stock worth $364,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 3,742 shares of the company’s stock valued at $536,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. now owns 2,165 shares of the company’s stock valued at $310,000 after buying an additional 83 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 5,149 shares of the company’s stock valued at $736,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the period. Finally, Cardiff Park Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Cardiff Park Advisors LLC now owns 31,543 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,521,000 after buying an additional 87 shares in the last quarter.

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

Shares of VSS stock opened at $159.18 on Thursday. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $136.63 and a fifty-two week high of $162.91. The firm has a market cap of $11.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.86. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $154.84 and its 200-day moving average price is $154.66.

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.