Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF $VSS Shares Acquired by Simplicity Wealth LLC

Simplicity Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) by 58.4% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 16,233 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,982 shares during the period. Simplicity Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF were worth $2,314,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VSS. Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1.0% during the second quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 4,903,027 shares of the company’s stock worth $658,918,000 after acquiring an additional 49,124 shares during the last quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 32.9% in the 2nd quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,524,685 shares of the company’s stock valued at $204,902,000 after purchasing an additional 377,838 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 7.0% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 610,566 shares of the company’s stock valued at $82,054,000 after purchasing an additional 39,960 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 107.9% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 529,987 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,222,000 after purchasing an additional 275,049 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can grew its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 290,435 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,032,000 after purchasing an additional 7,945 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 1.1%

VSS opened at $151.50 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $144.19 and its 200-day moving average is $141.43. The stock has a market cap of $10.74 billion, a PE ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.89. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $102.76 and a twelve month high of $151.94.

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.