Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) Hits New 12-Month High – What’s Next?

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS)’s share price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $149.69 and last traded at $149.4410, with a volume of 24111 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $148.37.

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

The company has a market capitalization of $10.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.89. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $143.86 and its 200-day moving average is $141.29.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VSS. 1832 Asset Management L.P. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 32.9% in the second quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,524,685 shares of the company’s stock worth $204,902,000 after buying an additional 377,838 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1,087.2% during the 3rd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 396,836 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,569,000 after purchasing an additional 363,409 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 107.9% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 529,987 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,222,000 after buying an additional 275,049 shares during the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 425.0% during the 3rd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 252,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,923,000 after buying an additional 204,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Savant Capital LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 434.2% in the 3rd quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 246,173 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,092,000 after acquiring an additional 200,090 shares during the last quarter.

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.