Natixis Advisors LLC Trims Holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF $VSS

Natixis Advisors LLC reduced its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) by 13.5% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 1,860,261 shares of the company’s stock after selling 289,786 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF were worth $265,180,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. raised its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 73.9% in the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the period. Clearstead Trust LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the second quarter worth $28,000. Financial Gravity Companies Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the second quarter worth $31,000. Howe & Rusling Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 3,772.7% in the second quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. now owns 426 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 415 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1,588.9% in the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,000 after buying an additional 429 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.5%

VSS stock opened at $150.10 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $152.38 and its 200 day moving average price is $145.68. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $102.76 and a 12-month high of $160.68. The company has a market capitalization of $10.64 billion, a PE ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.89.

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.