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Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund
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154 hedge funds and large institutions have $916M invested in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

172% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 25

108% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 12

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $719M → $916M (+$196M)

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 12 (+2)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 142 → 154 (+12)

4.45% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.19% → 43.64% (+4.5%)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $811K

Holders
154
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+8.45%
% of All Funds
4.43%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.34%
New
25
Increased
68
Reduced
25
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
$811K
Net Calls
-$811K
Net Calls Change
-$1.05M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TAIM
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
+$68.4M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$30.6M
3
WCM
Windham Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$12.8M
4
QI
QS Investors
New York
+$11.1M
5
CAM
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$9.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
QA
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
-$8.86M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$7.35M
3
CIA
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
-$2.73M
4
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$1.51M
5
CM
CS McKee
Pennsylvania
-$502K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AC
26
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$7.07M +$1.09M +10,006 +19%
FLPIM
27
F.L. Putnam Investment Management
Massachusetts
$6.85M +$1.42M +13,080 +27%
TAT
28
TD Ameritrade Trust
Colorado
$5.8M +$48.7K +448 +0.9%
PFA
29
Pure Financial Advisors
California
$5.71M -$138K -1,271 -2%
BSW
30
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Missouri
$5.63M -$47.8K -440 -0.9%
PNC Financial Services Group
31
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$5.17M +$679K +6,249 +16%
Bank of Montreal
32
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$5.17M +$51.2K +471 +1%
NPC
33
National Planning Corporation
California
$3.62M +$133K +1,227 +4%
SC
34
Savant Capital
Illinois
$3.05M +$154K +1,418 +5%
Citigroup
35
Citigroup
New York
$3.01M +$452K +4,159 +18%
BFPW
36
BOK Financial Private Wealth
Colorado
$2.9M -$23.4K -215 -0.8%
CAW
37
Cornerstone Advisors (Washington)
Washington
$2.8M -$49.7K -457 -2%
MA
38
MUFG Americas
New York
$2.79M +$3.26K +30 +0.1%
TIM
39
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$2.49M +$165K +1,518 +7%
IH
40
IFC Holdings
Florida
$2.46M +$271K +2,491 +13%
TCM
41
Tufton Capital Management
Maryland
$2.32M – – –
TWA
42
Tillar-Wenstrup Advisors
Ohio
$2.23M +$2.18M +20,101 New
B
43
Baird
Wisconsin
$2.11M +$807K +7,424 +64%
SI
44
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$2.08M +$308K +2,830 +18%
AC
45
Addenda Capital
Quebec, Canada
$1.99M +$59.8K +550 +3%
CCM
46
Covington Capital Management
California
$1.9M +$38.6K +355 +2%
MFS
47
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.8M +$2.5K +23 +0.1%
LPL Financial
48
LPL Financial
California
$1.78M +$256K +2,354 +17%
CWA
49
Constellation Wealth Advisors
New York
$1.77M +$318K +2,925 +22%
GG
50
Gofen & Glossberg
Illinois
$1.68M +$7.61K +70 +0.5%
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VSS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

154 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund (VSS) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $916M — up 27% from $719M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new VSS positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 68 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was TD Ameritrade Investment Management, adding an estimated $68.4M. The largest seller was Quantitative Advantage, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.86M sold.

  • 154 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund (VSS) as of Q2 2014, up from 142 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $916M of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund stock for Q2 2014, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund positions in Q2 2014 and 12 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund buyer in Q2 2014 was TD Ameritrade Investment Management, an estimated $68.4M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund seller in Q2 2014 was Quantitative Advantage, an estimated $8.86M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.