Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF $VSS Shares Newly Purchased by Essential Planning LLC.

Essential Planning LLC. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 3,358 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $521,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VSS. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1.2% during the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,698,248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $247,587,000 after acquiring an additional 20,644 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 8,174.8% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 813,491 shares of the company’s stock worth $118,599,000 after purchasing an additional 803,660 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 3.0% during the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 742,771 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,289,000 after buying an additional 21,418 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 338,908 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,290,000 after buying an additional 4,285 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 9.1% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 319,984 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,650,000 after acquiring an additional 26,750 shares during the period.

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

VSS stock opened at $152.55 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $11.37 billion, a PE ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.87. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $157.24 and its 200-day moving average price is $156.35. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $136.63 and a one year high of $162.91.

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.