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 large drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 346,309 shares, a drop of 19.9% from the February 26th total of 432,457 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 360,238 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the company are short sold.

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

Shares of VSS opened at $142.07 on Monday. 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 firm has a market cap of $10.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.89. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $152.33 and a 200-day moving average of $146.38.

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

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 57,694 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,269,000 after purchasing an additional 2,110 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 7.2% in the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 5,983 shares of the company’s stock worth $858,000 after buying an additional 402 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 11.7% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 287,651 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,231,000 after buying an additional 30,181 shares during the period. Pure Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 9,826 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,408,000 after buying an additional 531 shares during the period. Finally, SHP Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000.

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

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.