10,254 Shares in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF $VSS Purchased by Asset Dedication LLC

Asset Dedication LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor bought 10,254 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,592,000.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1.2% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,698,248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $247,587,000 after purchasing an additional 20,644 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position 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 acquiring an additional 803,660 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 3.0% during the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 742,771 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,289,000 after purchasing an additional 21,418 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1.3% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 338,908 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,290,000 after buying an additional 4,285 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 9.1% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 319,984 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,650,000 after buying an additional 26,750 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.4%

NYSEARCA:VSS opened at $145.15 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.89. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $154.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $154.77. 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.

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.