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Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund
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219 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.17B invested in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 84 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

78% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 23

53% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 84 | Existing positions reduced: 55

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 203 → 219 (+16)

1.86% more ownership

Funds ownership: 41.54% → 43.4% (+1.9%)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.12B → $1.17B (+$53.1M)

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 10 (-1)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $3K

Holders
219
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+7.88%
% of All Funds
5.47%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-9.09%
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
41
Increased
84
Reduced
55
Closed
23
Calls
–
Puts
$3K
Net Calls
-$3K
Net Calls Change
+$276K

Top Buyers

1
Jones Financial Companies
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
+$38.1M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$9.93M
3
CC
Cassaday & Co
Virginia
+$9.78M
4
PCA
Personal Capital Advisors
California
+$7.08M
5
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$5.8M

Top Sellers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$10.4M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$6.93M
3
WCM
Windham Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$6.79M
4
MWM
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
-$5.97M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$4.74M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OMC
51
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$3.83M -$3.3M -34,465 -46%
VFA
52
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$3.79M +$3.4M +35,490 +724%
MAS
53
Managed Account Services
Florida
$3.5M +$3.57M +37,267 New
RCM
54
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$3.47M +$3.53M +36,912 New
Susquehanna International Group
55
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.33M +$3.39M +35,440 New
NA
56
Neuburgh Advisers
California
$3.15M +$3.2M +33,456 New
Stifel Financial
57
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$3.14M +$397K +4,149 +14%
PGA
58
Portland Global Advisors
Maine
$3.02M +$255K +2,663 +9%
Ameriprise
59
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.79M +$962K +10,045 +51%
TIM
60
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$2.66M -$40.7K -425 -1%
CAW
61
Cornerstone Advisors (Washington)
Washington
$2.63M -$169K -1,768 -6%
JMPWA
62
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$2.55M +$112K +1,174 +5%
TFF
63
The Family Firm
Maryland
$2.48M +$166K +1,736 +7%
FA
64
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$2.41M +$2.45M +25,643 New
NWM
65
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
$2.4M +$2.44M +25,531 New
AC
66
Addenda Capital
Quebec, Canada
$2.23M – – –
ABC
67
Associated Banc-Corp
Wisconsin
$2.16M +$95.7K +1,000 +5%
OC
68
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$2.12M +$116K +1,211 +6%
LTFS
69
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.11M +$996K +10,404 +87%
BCI
70
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$2.07M +$2.11M +22,000 New
SFG
71
StrategIQ Financial Group
Indiana
$1.97M +$213K +2,227 +12%
TWA
72
Tillar-Wenstrup Advisors
Ohio
$1.9M -$12.1K -126 -0.6%
TYCC
73
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$1.89M +$219K +2,290 +13%
DY
74
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$1.87M -$62.1K -649 -3%
CIS
75
Connors Investor Services
Pennsylvania
$1.65M -$122K -1,275 -7%
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VSS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

219 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund (VSS) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $1.17B — up 4.7% from $1.12B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new VSS positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 84 added to existing stakes and 55 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jones Financial Companies, adding an estimated $38.1M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $10.4M sold.

  • 219 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund (VSS) as of Q4 2016, up from 203 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.17B of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund stock for Q4 2016, up 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 41 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund positions in Q4 2016 and 23 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund buyer in Q4 2016 was Jones Financial Companies, an estimated $38.1M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund seller in Q4 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $10.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.