Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 84.6% in September

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 298,835 shares, an increase of 84.6% from the August 31st total of 161,912 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 202,253 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.5 days. Currently, 0.4% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 8,174.8% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 813,491 shares of the company’s stock worth $118,599,000 after purchasing an additional 803,660 shares during the period. Align Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $18,489,000. BlueSky Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $14,626,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter worth $12,405,000. Finally, Lido Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $11,982,000.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of VSS stock opened at $155.25 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $157.27 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $155.44. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $136.63 and a 12 month high of $162.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.67 billion, a PE ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.87.

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.