Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) Sees Large Volume Increase – Here’s Why

Shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) saw unusually-high trading volume on Wednesday . Approximately 494,507 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 56% from the previous session’s volume of 316,377 shares.The stock last traded at $121.07 and had previously closed at $120.73.

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

The firm has a market capitalization of $8.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.46 and a beta of 0.86. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $121.39 and a 200-day moving average of $120.35.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 14.2% in the second quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 21,886 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,571,000 after buying an additional 2,727 shares during the last quarter. CGN Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 4.8% in the second quarter. CGN Advisors LLC now owns 7,649 shares of the company’s stock valued at $899,000 after buying an additional 348 shares during the last quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 1.5% in the second quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC now owns 37,758 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,436,000 after buying an additional 563 shares during the last quarter. Csenge Advisory Group lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 4.3% in the second quarter. Csenge Advisory Group now owns 7,677 shares of the company’s stock valued at $902,000 after buying an additional 314 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Family Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 5.6% in the second quarter. Family Wealth Partners LLC now owns 19,172 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,253,000 after buying an additional 1,017 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.