Align Financial LLC Makes New Investment in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF $VSS

Align Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 128,997 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,489,000.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. now owns 1,937,698 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,730,000 after purchasing an additional 39,350 shares in the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter worth $216,840,000. Creative Planning increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 4.7% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 639,502 shares of the company’s stock worth $91,161,000 after acquiring an additional 28,936 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 550,701 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,932,000 after acquiring an additional 9,204 shares during the period. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 107.9% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 529,987 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,222,000 after acquiring an additional 275,049 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.8%

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $157.82 on Thursday. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $128.14 and a twelve month high of $162.91. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $157.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $152.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.85.

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.