Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF $VSS Shares Acquired by Bank of New York Mellon Corp

Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) by 8,174.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 813,491 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 803,660 shares during the quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp owned approximately 1.12% of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF worth $118,599,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VSS. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $216,840,000. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1,087.2% in the 3rd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 396,836 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,569,000 after purchasing an additional 363,409 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 107.9% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 529,987 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,222,000 after purchasing an additional 275,049 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 343.3% during the fourth quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 297,614 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,657,000 after purchasing an additional 230,479 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $17,739,000.

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

Shares of VSS stock opened at $150.73 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $11.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.86. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $156.72 and a 200-day simple moving average of $153.73. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $132.84 and a 1-year high of $162.91.

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.