Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Should You Buy?

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) shares saw an uptick in trading volume on Wednesday . 337,691 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 2% from the previous session’s volume of 330,113 shares.The stock last traded at $118.62 and had previously closed at $119.10.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

The company has a fifty day moving average of $116.83 and a two-hundred day moving average of $118.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.32 and a beta of 1.01.

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

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wealthfront Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter worth $2,458,355,000. Brooklyn FI LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 6,646.5% in the 4th quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 4,775,502 shares of the company’s stock valued at $573,455,000 after purchasing an additional 4,704,717 shares during the period. Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 4,559,901 shares of the company’s stock worth $522,017,000 after purchasing an additional 226,943 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 21.7% during the 4th quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 2,811,410 shares of the company’s stock worth $321,851,000 after purchasing an additional 500,688 shares during the period. Finally, Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. now owns 1,928,994 shares of the company’s stock worth $220,831,000 after purchasing an additional 72,746 shares during the period.

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.