Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF $VSS Shares Acquired by Johnson Financial Group LLC

Johnson Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) by 28.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 83,659 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 18,664 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF makes up about 0.7% of Johnson Financial Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest holding. Johnson Financial Group LLC owned approximately 0.12% of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF worth $11,991,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D acquired a new position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $216,840,000. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1,087.2% during the 3rd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 396,836 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,569,000 after buying an additional 363,409 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its position 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 valued at $71,222,000 after buying an additional 275,049 shares during the period. Flow Traders U.S. LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 425.0% in the third quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 252,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,923,000 after acquiring an additional 204,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Savant Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 434.2% in the third quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 246,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,092,000 after acquiring an additional 200,090 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 1.1%

VSS stock opened at $158.48 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 stock has a market cap of $11.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.86. The business has a fifty day moving average of $155.50 and a two-hundred day moving average of $150.90.

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.