Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) Short Interest Update

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,065,298 shares, a growth of 345.9% from the April 30th total of 238,935 shares. Approximately 1.5% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 314,786 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.4 days.

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

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Carson Advisory Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the third quarter worth $566,000. Twelve Points Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 8.9% during the fourth quarter. Twelve Points Wealth Management LLC now owns 51,371 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,592,000 after buying an additional 4,208 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 17.2% during the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 32,910 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,717,000 after buying an additional 4,835 shares in the last quarter. Glaxis Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 107.7% in the 3rd quarter. Glaxis Capital Management LLC now owns 17,450 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,487,000 after purchasing an additional 9,048 shares during the period. Finally, Texas Yale Capital Corp. grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. Texas Yale Capital Corp. now owns 71,138 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,141,000 after purchasing an additional 3,286 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $161.26 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $154.27 and a 200 day simple moving average of $150.40. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $126.94 and a 12-month high of $162.91. The company has a market capitalization of $11.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.86.

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.