Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) Short Interest Down 37.6% in July

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) saw a significant drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 565,745 shares, a drop of 37.6% from the July 15th total of 906,924 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 187,122 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.0 days. Approximately 0.8% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 1.7%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VSS traded down $2.73 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $157.49. The stock had a trading volume of 454,568 shares, compared to its average volume of 286,502. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $136.63 and a 52 week high of $162.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.86. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $154.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $154.63.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VSS. SHP Wealth Management acquired a new position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF in the third quarter valued at about $29,000. Strive Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $31,000. Main Street Group LTD bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF in the first quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Addison Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $34,000.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF Company 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.