Ground Swell Capital LLC Acquires New Holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF $VSS

Ground Swell Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 8,013 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,142,000. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF accounts for approximately 2.5% of Ground Swell Capital LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 7th largest position.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. 1832 Asset Management L.P. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 32.9% during the second quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,524,685 shares of the company’s stock worth $204,902,000 after acquiring an additional 377,838 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 275,049 shares in the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 434.2% in the 3rd quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 246,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,092,000 after purchasing an additional 200,090 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF in the second quarter valued at about $17,739,000. Finally, Redwood Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 374.6% in the second quarter. Redwood Investment Management LLC now owns 164,883 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,159,000 after purchasing an additional 130,144 shares in the last quarter.

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

NYSEARCA:VSS opened at $156.39 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $148.32 and a 200 day simple moving average of $143.41. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $102.76 and a 52-week high of $158.46. The company has a market cap of $11.08 billion, a PE ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.89.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF 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.