Vontobel Holding Ltd. Purchases New Holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF $VSS

Vontobel Holding Ltd. purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 165,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,616,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. SHP Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Main Street Group LTD bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF in the first quarter worth $34,000. Burkett Financial Services LLC bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF in the third quarter worth $34,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF in the third quarter worth $47,000. Finally, Strive Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 45.8% during the second quarter. Strive Financial Group LLC now owns 315 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 99 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 0.1%

VSS traded down $0.19 during trading on Friday, reaching $152.11. 167,303 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 276,126. The company has a market capitalization of $11.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.87. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $157.65 and a 200 day moving average price of $156.13. 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.

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.