Short Interest in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) Drops By 37.0%

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) was the target of a large decline in short interest during the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 969,623 shares, a decline of 37.0% from the January 29th total of 1,539,736 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 339,689 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.9 days. Currently, 1.4% of the shares of the company are short sold. Currently, 1.4% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 339,689 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.9 days.

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

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cim LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Cim LLC now owns 2,539 shares of the company’s stock valued at $364,000 after buying an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC now owns 2,482 shares of the company’s stock valued at $356,000 after buying an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 3,742 shares of the company’s stock valued at $536,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 4.0% in the 4th quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. now owns 2,165 shares of the company’s stock valued at $310,000 after buying an additional 83 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. raised its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 73.9% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 200 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the last quarter.

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

NYSEARCA:VSS opened at $160.05 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $102.76 and a 52-week high of $160.68. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $151.48 and its 200 day moving average price is $145.14. The company has a market capitalization of $11.34 billion, a PE ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.89.

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.