Salem Investment Counselors Inc. Makes New $34,000 Investment in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS)

Salem Investment Counselors Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VSS) during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 289 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VSS. FMR LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 2.1% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 39,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,195,000 after purchasing an additional 828 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 9.6% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 118,398 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,574,000 after purchasing an additional 10,324 shares in the last quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 85.8% during the third quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 29,407 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,119,000 after purchasing an additional 13,583 shares in the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 27.4% during the third quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 5,775 shares of the company’s stock valued at $613,000 after purchasing an additional 1,243 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Operose Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF by 0.7% during the third quarter. Operose Advisors LLC now owns 51,177 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,435,000 after purchasing an additional 380 shares in the last quarter.

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

NYSEARCA VSS opened at $117.24 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $117.61 and its 200-day moving average price is $114.99. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $99.03 and a 52-week high of $121.20. The company has a market cap of $8.43 billion, a PE ratio of 11.46 and a beta of 0.86.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF 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.