Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) Sees Significant Drop in Short Interest

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest during 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 trading volume of 360,238 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days. Currently, 0.5% of the shares of the company are sold short.

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

NYSEARCA:VSS opened at $142.07 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.07 billion, a PE ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.89. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $152.33 and a 200-day moving average of $146.38. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $102.76 and a 52 week high of $160.68.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. First Horizon Corp bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the third quarter worth about $4,903,000. Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $495,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 98.4% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 28,075 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,002,000 after purchasing an additional 13,921 shares during the last quarter. USA Financial Formulas lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 497.3% in the 3rd quarter. USA Financial Formulas now owns 6,845 shares of the company’s stock valued at $976,000 after purchasing an additional 5,699 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Financial Planning Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Strategic Financial Planning Inc. now owns 78,240 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,515,000 after purchasing an additional 1,021 shares during the period.

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.