Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) Short Interest Update

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 383,545 shares, a drop of 63.4% from the December 15th total of 1,046,884 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 257,343 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.5 days. Currently, 0.5% of the shares of the company are sold short. Currently, 0.5% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 257,343 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.5 days.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 0.6%

VSS stock traded up $0.82 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $148.56. The company had a trading volume of 138,007 shares, compared to its average volume of 267,279. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.53 billion, a PE ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.89. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $143.21 and a 200 day moving average price of $140.85. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $102.76 and a fifty-two week high of $148.98.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. 1832 Asset Management L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 32.9% during the second quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,524,685 shares of the company’s stock valued at $204,902,000 after acquiring an additional 377,838 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its position in 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 during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its position 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 valued at $71,222,000 after purchasing an additional 275,049 shares during the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 425.0% during the 3rd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 252,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,923,000 after purchasing an additional 204,000 shares during the period. Finally, Savant Capital LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 434.2% in the 3rd quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 246,173 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,092,000 after purchasing an additional 200,090 shares during the last quarter.

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.