HighTower Advisors LLC Cuts Stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF $VSS

HighTower Advisors LLC cut its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) by 4.5% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 177,292 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,367 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF were worth $25,411,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $28,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 73.9% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Watch Advisors INC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. United Financial Planning Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $34,000. Finally, Triumph Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $37,000.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of VSS opened at $159.34 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $125.66 and a twelve month high of $162.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.86. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $153.21 and its 200 day simple moving average is $149.76.

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.