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

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) saw a significant drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 259,092 shares, a drop of 25.2% from the March 15th total of 346,309 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 276,176 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.9 days.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 0.1%

VSS stock traded up $0.16 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $156.84. The company had a trading volume of 186,579 shares, compared to its average volume of 339,219. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.86. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $114.53 and a one year high of $160.68. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $151.62 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $146.93.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. now owns 1,937,698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,730,000 after purchasing an additional 39,350 shares in the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $216,840,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 10.2% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 673,817 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,413,000 after purchasing an additional 62,535 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 4.7% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 639,502 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,161,000 after purchasing an additional 28,936 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 550,701 shares of the company’s stock valued at $78,932,000 after purchasing an additional 9,204 shares in the last quarter.

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.