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Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund

191 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.03B invested in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 61 increasing their positions, 69 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 78 (+1)

12% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 26

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 188191 (+3)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.03B → $1.03B (-$1.81M)

1.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 43.35%42.15% (-1.2%)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 61 | Existing positions reduced: 69

Holders
191
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.6%
% of All Funds
5.09%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
29
Increased
61
Reduced
69
Closed
26
Calls
$476K
Puts
Net Calls
+$476K
Net Calls Change
+$792K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RW
26
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$10.8M -$16.2K -184 -0.2%
AllianceBernstein
27
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$10.6M +$6.06K +69 +0.1%
PFA
28
Pure Financial Advisors
California
$8.34M -$730K -8,308 -8%
PNC Financial Services Group
29
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$7.43M -$2.24M -25,478 -24%
Jane Street
30
Jane Street
New York
$7.26M +$6.83M +77,753 New
LPL Financial
31
LPL Financial
California
$7.1M +$310K +3,532 +5%
AC
32
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$6.84M -$1.59M -18,101 -20%
BPB
33
Badgley, Phelps & Bell
Washington
$6.74M +$308K +3,501 +5%
Royal Bank of Canada
34
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6.49M +$2.73M +31,033 +81%
Bank of Montreal
35
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$6.18M -$298K -3,393 -5%
BlackRock
36
BlackRock
New York
$5.83M +$1.12M +12,733 +26%
QA
37
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
$5.25M -$188K -2,139 -4%
Franklin Resources
38
Franklin Resources
California
$5.15M
RJA
39
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$4.48M -$195K -2,218 -4%
TAT
40
TD Ameritrade Trust
Colorado
$3.97M -$397K -4,516 -10%
BSW
41
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Missouri
$3.89M -$2.07M -23,541 -36%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
42
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$3.86M -$4.06M -46,255 -53%
BOH
43
Bank of Hawaii
Hawaii
$3.53M +$3.32M +37,756 New
Stifel Financial
44
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.78M -$171K -1,946 -6%
CCM
45
Colorado Capital Management
Colorado
$2.76M +$957K +10,895 +58%
CAW
46
Cornerstone Advisors (Washington)
Washington
$2.58M +$6.68K +76 +0.3%
TFF
47
The Family Firm
Maryland
$2.54M +$87.3K +994 +4%
TIM
48
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$2.5M +$118K +1,340 +5%
CIA
49
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.32M -$3.28M -37,352 -60%
AC
50
Addenda Capital
Quebec, Canada
$2.15M +$143K +1,630 +8%

VSS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

191 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund (VSS) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $1.03B — down 0.18% from $1.03B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new VSS positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 61 added to existing stakes and 69 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, adding an estimated $25.4M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, cutting an estimated $43.1M.

  • 191 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund (VSS) as of Q1 2016, up from 188 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.03B of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund stock for Q1 2016, down 0.18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund positions in Q1 2016 and 26 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund buyer in Q1 2016 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $25.4M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund seller in Q1 2016 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $43.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.