Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) Short Interest Down 71.0% in August

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 161,912 shares, a drop of 71.0% from the August 15th total of 558,996 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 333,704 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cim LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Cim LLC now owns 2,539 shares of the company’s stock valued at $364,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. Bedel Financial Consulting Inc. increased its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 4.1% during the 2nd quarter. Bedel Financial Consulting Inc. now owns 2,082 shares of the company’s stock worth $321,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. increased its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. now owns 2,165 shares of the company’s stock worth $310,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares in the last quarter. Cardiff Park Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Cardiff Park Advisors LLC now owns 31,543 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,521,000 after buying an additional 87 shares during the period. Finally, First National Trust Co raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. First National Trust Co now owns 1,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $259,000 after buying an additional 88 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of VSS traded down $1.65 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $156.91. The stock had a trading volume of 100,252 shares, compared to its average volume of 284,834. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $156.21 and a 200-day simple moving average of $155.17. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $136.63 and a one year high of $162.91. The firm has a market cap of $11.72 billion, a PE ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.87.

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.