Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF $VSS Shares Bought by Apella Capital LLC

Apella Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) by 10.4% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 188,240 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 17,752 shares during the quarter. Apella Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF were worth $29,089,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VSS. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1.2% in the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,698,248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $247,587,000 after acquiring an additional 20,644 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in 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 worth $118,599,000 after purchasing an additional 803,660 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 3.0% in the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 742,771 shares of the company’s stock worth $108,289,000 after purchasing an additional 21,418 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 338,908 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,290,000 after purchasing an additional 4,285 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 9.1% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 319,984 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,650,000 after purchasing an additional 26,750 shares during the last quarter.

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

NYSEARCA VSS traded down $1.26 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $153.26. 69,406 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 280,043. The stock has a market cap of $11.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.87. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $136.63 and a one year high of $162.91. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $157.81 and a 200-day simple moving average of $155.73.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF 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.