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

542 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.27B invested in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 65 funds opening new positions, 214 increasing their positions, 171 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

71% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 65 | Existing positions closed: 38

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 214 | Existing positions reduced: 171

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.99B → $5.27B (+$286M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 523542 (+19)

0.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 61.55%61.65% (+0.11%)

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2219 (-3)

Holders
542
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+3.63%
% of All Funds
8.51%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-13.64%
% of All Funds
0.3%
New
65
Increased
214
Reduced
171
Closed
38
Calls
$211K
Puts
Net Calls
+$211K
Net Calls Change
+$256K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
26
Bank of America
North Carolina
$32.9M -$802K -7,277 -2%
Bank of Montreal
27
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$32.6M -$284K -2,575 -0.9%
FSC
28
Full Sail Capital
Oklahoma
$28.4M +$413K +3,744 +1%
LNC
29
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$28.3M +$694K +6,297 +3%
AC
30
Apella Capital
Connecticut
$28.2M +$28.2M +255,606 New
EWM
31
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$26.2M -$2.41M -21,870 -8%
BlackRock
32
BlackRock
New York
$25M -$5.12M -46,431 -17%
Cerity Partners
33
Cerity Partners
New York
$24.4M +$16.7M +151,526 +219%
Corient Private Wealth
34
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
$24.3M -$1.55M -14,055 -3%
PP
35
PrairieView Partners
Minnesota
$22.7M +$1.24M +11,225 +6%
Janney Montgomery Scott
36
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$21.4M +$2.26M +20,520 +12%
GGS
37
Galvin Gaustad & Stein
Arizona
$21.2M +$348K +3,156 +2%
HighTower Advisors
38
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$20.5M +$413K +3,744 +2%
FWP
39
Falcon Wealth Planning
California
$20M +$1.2M +10,894 +6%
BHWM
40
Beaird Harris Wealth Management
Texas
$20M -$24.1K -219 -0.1%
Goldman Sachs
41
Goldman Sachs
New York
$19.3M -$5.92M -53,692 -24%
Osaic Holdings
42
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$19.2M +$6.51M +59,103 +52%
Vontobel Holding
43
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$18.2M
CB
44
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$17.8M -$1.27M -11,480 -7%
2L
45
25 LLC
Missouri
$17.5M +$798K +7,241 +5%
MG
46
Mather Group
Illinois
$17.4M -$363K -3,291 -2%
Ameriprise
47
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$15.6M +$251K +2,282 +2%
Cetera Investment Advisers
48
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$13.9M +$3.17M +28,797 +30%
PCA
49
Pallas Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$13.4M +$1.63M +14,796 +14%
Royal Bank of Canada
50
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$13.2M +$823K +7,466 +7%

VSS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

542 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund (VSS) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $5.27B — up 5.7% from $4.99B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 65 funds opened new VSS positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 214 added to existing stakes and 171 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Clark Capital Management Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $78.8M. The largest seller was TD Ameritrade Investment Management, cutting an estimated $70.4M.

  • 542 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund (VSS) as of Q2 2023, up from 523 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $5.27B of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund stock for Q2 2023, up 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 65 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund positions in Q2 2023 and 38 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund buyer in Q2 2023 was Clark Capital Management Group, an estimated $78.8M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund seller in Q2 2023 was TD Ameritrade Investment Management, an estimated $70.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.