Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) Short Interest Down 19.9% in March

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) saw a significant drop in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 346,309 shares, a drop of 19.9% from the February 26th total of 432,457 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 360,238 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $216,840,000. 1832 Asset Management L.P. increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 32.9% in the 2nd quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,524,685 shares of the company’s stock valued at $204,902,000 after buying an additional 377,838 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1,087.2% in the 3rd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 396,836 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,569,000 after buying an additional 363,409 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 107.9% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 529,987 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,222,000 after acquiring an additional 275,049 shares during the period. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 343.3% during the 4th quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 297,614 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,657,000 after acquiring an additional 230,479 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of VSS stock opened at $141.46 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $10.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.89. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $102.76 and a 1 year high of $160.68. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $152.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $146.36.

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.