Wealthfront Advisers LLC Takes Position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF $VSS

Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 3,301 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $481,000.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. grew its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. now owns 1,937,698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,730,000 after purchasing an additional 39,350 shares in the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $216,840,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 8,174.8% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 813,491 shares of the company’s stock valued at $118,599,000 after buying an additional 803,660 shares during the period. Creative Planning grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 4.7% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 639,502 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,161,000 after acquiring an additional 28,936 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 550,701 shares of the company’s stock valued at $78,932,000 after acquiring an additional 9,204 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 0.3%

NYSEARCA VSS opened at $152.03 on Thursday. 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. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $156.10 and its 200-day simple moving average is $153.89. The company has a market capitalization of $11.36 billion, a PE 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.