Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) Sets New 52-Week High – Time to Buy?

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) hit a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $162.91 and last traded at $162.68, with a volume of 309052 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $162.35.

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

The business’s 50-day moving average price is $152.10 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $148.82. The company has a market capitalization of $11.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.86.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. boosted its position 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 worth $277,730,000 after purchasing an additional 39,350 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1.2% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,698,248 shares of the company’s stock worth $247,587,000 after purchasing an additional 20,644 shares in the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter worth $216,840,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 8,174.8% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 813,491 shares of the company’s stock worth $118,599,000 after purchasing an additional 803,660 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 3.0% during the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 742,771 shares of the company’s stock worth $108,289,000 after purchasing an additional 21,418 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.