LPL Financial LLC Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS)

LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) by 55.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 361,269 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 129,378 shares during the quarter. LPL Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF were worth $41,358,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VSS. HUB Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $228,000. Whittier Trust Co. grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 50.1% during the fourth quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 5,106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $585,000 after acquiring an additional 1,705 shares in the last quarter. Symmetry Partners LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Symmetry Partners LLC now owns 84,684 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,695,000 after acquiring an additional 2,585 shares during the period. Brooklyn FI LLC lifted its stake 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 worth $573,455,000 after purchasing an additional 4,704,717 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 5,493 shares of the company’s stock valued at $629,000 after purchasing an additional 333 shares during the period.

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

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $116.50 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $110.11 and a fifty-two week high of $126.80. The stock has a market cap of $8.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.32 and a beta of 1.01. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $116.89 and its 200-day moving average price is $118.68.

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.