Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF $VSS Shares Bought by Cerity Partners LLC

Cerity Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) by 17.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 196,673 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 28,815 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC owned 0.28% of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF worth $28,189,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Twelve Points Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 8.9% in the fourth quarter. Twelve Points Wealth Management LLC now owns 51,371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,592,000 after purchasing an additional 4,208 shares during the period. Carson Advisory Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF in the third quarter valued at $566,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 17.2% in the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 32,910 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,717,000 after purchasing an additional 4,835 shares during the period. Glaxis Capital Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 107.7% in the third 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. raised its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 4.8% in the third 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 Stock Down 1.4%

NYSEARCA:VSS opened at $152.33 on Thursday. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $128.14 and a 52 week high of $162.91. The company has a market capitalization of $11.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.85. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $156.70 and its two-hundred day moving average is $151.46.

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.