Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC Trims Stock Position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF $VSS

Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) by 7.2% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 44,160 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,441 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF were worth $6,438,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. grew its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. now owns 1,937,698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,730,000 after buying an additional 39,350 shares during the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $216,840,000. Creative Planning boosted its position 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 purchasing an additional 28,936 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position 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 purchasing an additional 9,204 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC grew 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 purchasing an additional 275,049 shares during the period.

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

Shares of VSS opened at $154.65 on Monday. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $132.84 and a 52-week high of $162.91. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $157.49 and a 200-day simple moving average of $153.43. The company has a market capitalization of $11.56 billion, a PE ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.86.

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.