Short Interest in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) Declines By 51.9%

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 810,809 shares, a decline of 51.9% from the May 31st total of 1,685,327 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 283,927 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.9 days. Currently, 1.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. now owns 1,937,698 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,730,000 after buying an additional 39,350 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1.2% during the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,698,248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $247,587,000 after acquiring an additional 20,644 shares in the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $216,840,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. grew its position 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 worth $108,289,000 after acquiring an additional 21,418 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.1%

VSS stock opened at $154.11 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $157.74 and a 200-day moving average price of $152.89. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $132.84 and a 12 month high of $162.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.86.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

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.