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

445 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.76B invested in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 172 increasing their positions, 120 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

206,671% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.5M | Put options by funds: $7K

115% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 27

85% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.12B → $5.76B (+$2.64B)

43% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 172 | Existing positions reduced: 120

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1518 (+3)

12.95% more ownership

Funds ownership: 53.97%66.92% (+13%)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 415445 (+30)

Holders
445
Holders Change
+30
Holders Change %
+7.23%
% of All Funds
7.81%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
58
Increased
172
Reduced
120
Closed
27
Calls
$14.5M
Puts
$7K
Net Calls
+$14.5M
Net Calls Change
+$561K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
26
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$28M +$18.5M +145,864 +202%
FSC
27
Full Sail Capital
Oklahoma
$27.1M +$1.74M +13,771 +7%
LNC
28
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$26.4M -$221K -1,748 -0.8%
SP
29
Symmetry Partners
Connecticut
$24.3M +$1.57M +12,424 +7%
WA
30
Waddell & Associates
Tennessee
$24.2M +$23.9M +188,871 New
IA
31
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$22.9M +$21.6M +170,485 +2,226%
Vontobel Holding
32
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$19.3M -$3.17M -25,000 -14%
SFS
33
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$18.6M -$974K -7,684 -5%
CCMG
34
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$18.6M +$9.01M +71,137 +97%
PP
35
PrairieView Partners
Minnesota
$18.3M +$394K +3,107 +2%
UCFA
36
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$18M +$136K +1,072 +0.8%
AHC
37
Anderson Hoagland & Co
Missouri
$18M +$364K +2,869 +2%
Janney Montgomery Scott
38
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$17.7M +$27.4K +216 +0.2%
Jane Street
39
Jane Street
New York
$17.2M +$17M +133,829 New
VA
40
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$17M +$923K +7,288 +6%
CB
41
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$16.9M +$3.15M +24,891 +23%
Creative Planning
42
Creative Planning
Kansas
$16.2M +$2.21M +17,419 +16%
Osaic Holdings
43
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$15.7M -$483K -3,808 -3%
TC
44
Trilogy Capital
California
$14.9M +$8.49K +67 +0.1%
Royal Bank of Canada
45
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$14.6M -$464K -3,660 -3%
FLPIM
46
F.L. Putnam Investment Management
Massachusetts
$13.9M +$11.1M +87,951 +437%
ST
47
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
$12.9M +$402K +3,175 +3%
SW
48
SVB Wealth
Massachusetts
$12.5M +$697K +5,499 +6%
LPL Financial
49
LPL Financial
California
$12.5M +$3.01M +23,756 +32%
EWA
50
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
$12.3M -$146K -1,151 -1%

VSS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

445 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund (VSS) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $5.76B — up 85% from $3.12B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 58 funds opened new VSS positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 172 added to existing stakes and 120 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jones Financial Companies, adding an estimated $2.16B. The largest seller was MD Financial Management, cutting an estimated $46.6M.

  • 445 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund (VSS) as of Q1 2021, up from 415 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $5.76B of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund stock for Q1 2021, up 85% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 58 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund positions in Q1 2021 and 27 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund buyer in Q1 2021 was Jones Financial Companies, an estimated $2.16B added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund seller in Q1 2021 was MD Financial Management, an estimated $46.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.