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

Sanctuary Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) by 52.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 21,607 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,393 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF were worth $3,097,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VSS. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1,087.2% in the third quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 396,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,569,000 after purchasing an additional 363,409 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 107.9% in the second 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. Flow Traders U.S. LLC boosted its position in shares of 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 worth $35,923,000 after purchasing an additional 204,000 shares during the period. Savant Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of 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 worth $35,092,000 after purchasing an additional 200,090 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $17,739,000.

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

VSS opened at $157.72 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $11.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.86. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $121.76 and a 1-year high of $161.71. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $151.89 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $148.07.

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.