Short Interest in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) Increases By 239.2%

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,046,884 shares, an increase of 239.2% from the November 30th total of 308,605 shares. Currently, 1.5% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 600,710 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.7 days. Based on an average daily volume of 600,710 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.7 days. Currently, 1.5% of the company’s stock are short sold.

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

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $143.83 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $142.28 and a 200-day moving average of $139.34. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $102.76 and a one year high of $145.35. The company has a market cap of $9.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.89.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VSS. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 58.0% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 305 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 29.5% during the 2nd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 2,166 shares of the company’s stock worth $291,000 after buying an additional 494 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 31.5% in the first quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 96,002 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,098,000 after buying an additional 23,023 shares in the last quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 3,785.4% in the second quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC now owns 7,965 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,070,000 after buying an additional 7,760 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 98.4% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 28,075 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,002,000 after acquiring an additional 13,921 shares during the last quarter.

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.