Products April 6, 2009

Vanguard Launches Small-Cap Developed, Emerging Market ETF

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (ticker: VSS), which seeks to track the performance of the FTSE Global Small Cap ex US Index, began trading on the NYSE Arca.
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The launch brings the number of Vanguard’s ETFs to 39, with aggregate assets topping $44 billion, according to a news release from Vanguard.

VSS holds approximately 2,100 securities and has an expense ratio of 0.38. Vanguard said it is the only international small-cap ETF to cover both developed and emerging international markets.

“Many advisers are committed to providing international exposure within their clients’ portfolios, but until now a low-cost index option with developed and emerging market small-cap exposure was not available,” said Martha Papariello, principal, Vanguard Financial Advisor Services, in the release.

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