Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) Short Interest Down 71.0% in August

by · The Markets Daily

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS – Get Free Report) saw a large decrease in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 161,912 shares, a decrease of 71.0% from the August 15th total of 558,996 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 333,704 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 8,174.8% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 813,491 shares of the company’s stock valued at $118,599,000 after purchasing an additional 803,660 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1,087.2% in the 3rd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 396,836 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,569,000 after purchasing an additional 363,409 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 107.9% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 529,987 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,222,000 after acquiring an additional 275,049 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 343.3% during the 4th quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 297,614 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,657,000 after purchasing an additional 230,479 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the second quarter worth about $17,739,000.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 0.7%

NYSEARCA:VSS traded up $1.14 on Friday, reaching $158.56. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 384,357 shares, compared to its average volume of 285,924. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $156.21 and a 200 day moving average price of $155.19. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $136.63 and a 12-month high of $162.91. The firm has a market cap of $11.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.87.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

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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.

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