Short Interest in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) Declines By 37.6%

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) saw a significant decline in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 565,745 shares, a decline of 37.6% from the July 15th total of 906,924 shares. Approximately 0.8% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 187,122 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.0 days.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 1.7%

Shares of VSS traded down $2.73 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $157.49. 454,568 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 286,502. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $154.64 and a two-hundred day moving average of $154.63. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $136.63 and a twelve month high of $162.91. The stock has a market cap of $11.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.86.

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

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D bought a new position 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 boosted its stake 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 worth $118,599,000 after acquiring an additional 803,660 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1,087.2% during the 3rd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 396,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,569,000 after acquiring an additional 363,409 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 107.9% during the 2nd 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 last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC raised 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 acquiring an additional 230,479 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.