Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Lowers Position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF $VSS

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) by 2.4% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 206,351 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,966 shares during the quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management owned 0.28% of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF worth $30,084,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VSS. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. now owns 1,937,698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,730,000 after purchasing an additional 39,350 shares during the period. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D acquired a new position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $216,840,000. Creative Planning raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 4.7% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 639,502 shares of the company’s stock worth $91,161,000 after buying an additional 28,936 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 550,701 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,932,000 after buying an additional 9,204 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 275,049 shares in the last quarter.

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

VSS opened at $152.18 on Tuesday. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $132.84 and a 12 month high of $162.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.86. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $157.37 and a 200-day simple moving average of $153.49.

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.