Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Reduces Holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF $VSS

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. decreased its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) by 53.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 254,215 shares of the company’s stock after selling 287,282 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. owned 0.36% of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF worth $37,261,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VSS. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $542,000. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 66.7% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 5,059 shares of the company’s stock valued at $585,000 after buying an additional 2,025 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1,588.9% in the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,000 after buying an additional 429 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 396.5% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,552 shares of the company’s stock valued at $343,000 after buying an additional 2,038 shares during the period. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 48.8% in the 2nd quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 22,936 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,164,000 after buying an additional 7,521 shares during the period.

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

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $158.07 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $152.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of $149.38. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $125.46 and a 1-year high of $162.91. The stock has a market cap of $11.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.86.

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.