Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) Short Interest Down 37.6% in July

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 565,745 shares, a drop of 37.6% from the July 15th total of 906,924 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 187,122 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.0 days. Approximately 0.8% of the company’s shares are short sold.

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

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VSS. Cim LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Cim LLC now owns 2,539 shares of the company’s stock worth $364,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 3,742 shares of the company’s stock valued at $536,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. grew its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 4.0% in the 4th quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. now owns 2,165 shares of the company’s stock valued at $310,000 after acquiring an additional 83 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 5,149 shares of the company’s stock worth $736,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the period. Finally, Cardiff Park Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Cardiff Park Advisors LLC now owns 31,543 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,521,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares during the period.

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

Shares of VSS stock traded up $1.40 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $158.89. The company had a trading volume of 12,746 shares, compared to its average volume of 284,740. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.87 billion, a PE ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.86. The company’s fifty day moving average is $154.70 and its 200 day moving average is $154.64. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $136.63 and a fifty-two week high of $162.91.

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.