3,358 Shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF $VSS Purchased by Essential Planning LLC.

Essential Planning LLC. acquired a new position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 3,358 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $521,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of VSS. SHP Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Burkett Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $34,000. Main Street Group LTD bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the 1st quarter worth $34,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $47,000. Finally, Strive Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 45.8% during the second quarter. Strive Financial Group LLC now owns 315 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares in the last quarter.

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

VSS opened at $152.55 on Thursday. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $136.63 and a 12 month high of $162.91. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $157.24 and a 200-day moving average price of $156.35. The firm has a market cap of $11.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.87.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF 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.