Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Has $78.93 Million Holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF $VSS

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) by 1.7% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 550,701 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 9,204 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF were worth $78,932,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 73.9% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 200 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Watch Advisors INC acquired a new position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. United Financial Planning Group LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Addison Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000.

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

VSS opened at $161.00 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $154.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is $150.47. The firm has a market cap of $11.73 billion, a PE ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.86. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $126.94 and a twelve 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.