Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. Makes New Investment in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF $VSS

Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 39,646 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,155,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VSS. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its position in 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 during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted 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 valued at $118,599,000 after buying an additional 803,660 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 3.0% during the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 742,771 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,289,000 after buying an additional 21,418 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 338,908 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,290,000 after buying an additional 4,285 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 9.1% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 319,984 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,650,000 after buying an additional 26,750 shares in the last quarter.

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

Shares of NYSEARCA:VSS traded up $0.10 during trading on Monday, hitting $155.75. 51,615 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 282,450. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $136.63 and a 52-week high of $162.91. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $157.45 and a 200 day moving average of $155.55. The company has a market cap of $11.70 billion, a PE ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.87.

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