Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest

by · The Markets Daily

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS – Get Free Report) saw a significant drop in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 810,809 shares, a drop of 51.9% from the May 31st total of 1,685,327 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 283,927 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.9 days. Approximately 1.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

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

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF stock traded up $0.75 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $154.52. 108,201 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 314,016. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $157.96 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $152.76. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $132.84 and a 52-week high of $162.91. The company has a market cap of $11.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.85.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $216,840,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 8,174.8% during 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 buying an additional 803,660 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its position in 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 worth $56,569,000 after buying an additional 363,409 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in 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 worth $71,222,000 after buying an additional 275,049 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 343.3% in the 4th quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 297,614 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,657,000 after purchasing an additional 230,479 shares in the last quarter.

About Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF

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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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