Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF $VSS Shares Sold by Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. reduced its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) by 53.1% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 254,215 shares of the company’s stock after selling 287,282 shares during the quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF were worth $37,261,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VSS. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC now owns 2,482 shares of the company’s stock worth $356,000 after buying an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC lifted its holdings in 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 worth $536,000 after buying an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 73.9% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 200 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 5,149 shares of the company’s stock worth $736,000 after buying an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sowell Financial Services LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC now owns 3,226 shares of the company’s stock worth $462,000 after buying an additional 91 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 0.3%

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $158.07 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $11.52 billion, a PE ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.86. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $125.46 and a 52-week high of $162.91. The company’s 50 day moving average is $152.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $149.38.

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.