Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) Short Interest Up 239.2% in December

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,046,884 shares, a growth of 239.2% from the November 30th total of 308,605 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 600,710 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.7 days. Approximately 1.5% of the company’s shares are short sold. Approximately 1.5% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 600,710 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.7 days.

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

NYSEARCA:VSS traded up $0.51 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $144.34. 124,158 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 373,556. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $142.32 and a 200 day moving average price of $139.44. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $102.76 and a fifty-two week high of $145.35. The firm has a market cap of $10.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.03 and a beta of 0.89.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $37,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $320,000. Allworth Financial LP grew its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 3.0% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 4,331 shares of the company’s stock valued at $617,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares in the last quarter. Payne Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 34.5% in the 3rd quarter. Payne Capital Management LLC now owns 12,278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,750,000 after buying an additional 3,151 shares during the period. Finally, Cambria Investment Management L.P. acquired a new position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $8,936,000.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

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.