Natixis Advisors LLC Decreases Stock Holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF $VSS

Natixis Advisors LLC lowered its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) by 13.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,860,261 shares of the company’s stock after selling 289,786 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC owned 2.68% of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF worth $265,180,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 73.9% in the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1.0% during the second quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 10,922 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,468,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1.3% during the third quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 8,716 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,243,000 after acquiring an additional 114 shares during the last quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 4.6% in the third quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 2,756 shares of the company’s stock valued at $395,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the period. Finally, Smithfield Trust Co raised its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 14.9% in the third quarter. Smithfield Trust Co now owns 1,028 shares of the company’s stock valued at $147,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.5%

NYSEARCA VSS opened at $150.10 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $10.64 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 $160.68. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $152.38 and a 200-day simple moving average of $145.68.

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.