Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Here’s What Happened

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) saw unusually-high trading volume on Tuesday . Approximately 295,075 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 3% from the previous session’s volume of 285,832 shares.The stock last traded at $160.30 and had previously closed at $158.95.

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

The stock has a market cap of $11.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.86. The business’s fifty day moving average is $155.00 and its two-hundred day moving average is $154.91.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VSS. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $216,840,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 8,174.8% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 813,491 shares of the company’s stock worth $118,599,000 after purchasing an additional 803,660 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1,087.2% during the third quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 396,836 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,569,000 after purchasing an additional 363,409 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 107.9% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 529,987 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,222,000 after purchasing an additional 275,049 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 343.3% in the fourth quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 297,614 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,657,000 after purchasing an additional 230,479 shares during the period.

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.