Vontobel Holding Ltd. Buys New Stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF $VSS

Vontobel Holding Ltd. bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 165,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,616,000. Vontobel Holding Ltd. owned approximately 0.22% of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1.2% in the 1st 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 raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 8,174.8% during the first 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 in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 3.0% during the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 742,771 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,289,000 after buying an additional 21,418 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1.3% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 338,908 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,290,000 after buying an additional 4,285 shares in 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% in the first 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 last quarter.

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

Shares of VSS traded down $0.19 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $152.11. 167,303 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 276,126. The company has a market cap of $11.34 billion, a PE ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.87. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $157.65 and its 200-day moving average is $156.13. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $136.63 and a 52 week 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.