Royal Bank of Canada Buys 25,986 Shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF $VSS

Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) by 17.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 178,921 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 25,986 shares during the quarter. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF were worth $26,085,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. now owns 1,937,698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,730,000 after purchasing an additional 39,350 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1.2% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,698,248 shares of the company’s stock worth $247,587,000 after buying an additional 20,644 shares during the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter worth $216,840,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in shares of 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 worth $118,599,000 after buying an additional 803,660 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 3.0% in the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 742,771 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,289,000 after acquiring an additional 21,418 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 2.2%

NYSEARCA VSS opened at $155.75 on Wednesday. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $135.13 and a twelve month high of $162.91. The company has a market cap of $11.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.86. The business’s fifty day moving average is $154.67 and its 200 day moving average is $154.14.

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.