Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Has $78.93 Million Stock Position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF $VSS

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) by 1.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 550,701 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,204 shares during the quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. owned approximately 0.78% of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF worth $78,932,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Carson Advisory Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $566,000. Twelve Points Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 8.9% in the 4th quarter. Twelve Points Wealth Management LLC now owns 51,371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,592,000 after buying an additional 4,208 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 17.2% during the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 32,910 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,717,000 after acquiring an additional 4,835 shares during the last quarter. Glaxis Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 107.7% during the third quarter. Glaxis Capital Management LLC now owns 17,450 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,487,000 after acquiring an additional 9,048 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Texas Yale Capital Corp. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 4.8% during the third quarter. Texas Yale Capital Corp. now owns 71,138 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,141,000 after acquiring an additional 3,286 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.2%

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $161.00 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $11.73 billion, a PE ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.86. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $126.94 and a 1 year high of $162.91. The company’s 50-day moving average is $154.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is $150.47.

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.