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

648 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.74B invested in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 69 funds opening new positions, 197 increasing their positions, 276 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

109% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 69 | Existing positions closed: 33

53% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1523 (+8)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.41B → $4.74B (+$327M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 618648 (+30)

2.11% less ownership

Funds ownership: 53.22%51.11% (-2.1%)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 197 | Existing positions reduced: 276

Holders
648
Holders Change
+30
Holders Change %
+4.85%
% of All Funds
8.53%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+53.33%
% of All Funds
0.3%
New
69
Increased
197
Reduced
276
Closed
33
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
26
Bank of America
North Carolina
$36.8M -$19.6M -158,739 -37%
Corient Private Wealth
27
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
$35.8M +$1.41M +11,420 +4%
PP
28
PrairieView Partners
Minnesota
$34M -$1.01M -8,155 -3%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
29
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$31.6M -$2.29M -18,555 -7%
Stifel Financial
30
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$30.5M -$2.47M -20,051 -8%
PLFA
31
Pacific Life Fund Advisors
California
$29.8M -$9.78M -79,263 -26%
EWM
32
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$28.9M -$459K -3,724 -2%
GGS
33
Galvin Gaustad & Stein
Arizona
$28.1M +$937K +7,592 +4%
2L
34
25 LLC
Missouri
$27M -$60.8K -493 -0.2%
Cetera Investment Advisers
35
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$26.5M -$4.72M -38,275 -16%
AC
36
Apella Capital
Connecticut
$26.2M -$2.68M -21,737 -10%
HighTower Advisors
37
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$25.1M -$84K -681 -0.4%
WPC
38
Wedmont Private Capital
Pennsylvania
$24.9M +$882K +7,152 +4%
Royal Bank of Canada
39
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$24.9M -$9.79M -79,362 -30%
Janney Montgomery Scott
40
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$24.1M +$271K +2,195 +1%
Cerity Partners
41
Cerity Partners
New York
$22.4M -$773K -6,267 -4%
RIM
42
Redwood Investment Management
Arizona
$22.2M +$16.1M +130,144 +375%
Vontobel Holding
43
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$21.5M +$1.23M +10,000 +7%
Osaic Holdings
44
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$20.4M +$13.8M +112,243 +207%
Goldman Sachs
45
Goldman Sachs
New York
$19.1M -$860K -6,970 -5%
MG
46
Mather Group
Illinois
$18.7M -$2.26M -18,355 -12%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
47
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$17.7M +$16.3M +132,000 New
ACA
48
Atlas Capital Advisors
Wyoming
$17.6M +$2.17M +17,586 +15%
FHA
49
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$17.5M +$464K +3,760 +3%
CA
50
CSM Advisors
Pennsylvania
$17M +$15.3M +124,200 +5,285%

VSS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

648 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund (VSS) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $4.74B — up 7.4% from $4.41B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 69 funds opened new VSS positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 36 holders — while 197 added to existing stakes and 276 trimmed.

The largest buyer was 1832 Asset Management, adding an estimated $46.6M. The largest seller was Bessemer Group, cutting an estimated $119M.

  • 648 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund (VSS) as of Q2 2025, up from 618 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $4.74B of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund stock for Q2 2025, up 7.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 69 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund positions in Q2 2025 and 33 closed out, a net change of +36 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund buyer in Q2 2025 was 1832 Asset Management, an estimated $46.6M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund seller in Q2 2025 was Bessemer Group, an estimated $119M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.