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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
EWM
51
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$11.6M -$4.88M -38,544 -30%
AWA
52
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$11.5M +$1.01M +7,946 +10%
FHA
53
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$11.1M +$409K +3,227 +4%
CCM
54
Carlson Capital Management
Minnesota
$11.1M -$511K -4,033 -4%
Mercer Global Advisors
55
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$11M +$67.3K +531 +0.6%
PGFC
56
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$10.9M +$181K +1,428 +2%
DP
57
Divergent Planning
Maryland
$10.2M +$75.5K +596 +0.8%
MWM
58
Modera Wealth Management
New Jersey
$9.94M +$4.17M +32,911 +74%
JP Morgan Chase
59
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$9.94M +$97.8K +772 +1%
PGA
60
Portland Global Advisors
Maine
$9.07M +$382K +3,011 +4%
FWP
61
Falcon Wealth Planning
California
$9.06M +$707K +5,576 +9%
GGS
62
Galvin Gaustad & Stein
Arizona
$8.95M +$250K +1,974 +3%
HWM
63
Hemington Wealth Management
Virginia
$8.68M -$347K -2,735 -4%
BOPW
64
Brandywine Oak Private Wealth
Pennsylvania
$8.28M -$283K -2,233 -3%
FA
65
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$8.02M -$336K -2,652 -4%
Renaissance Technologies
66
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$7.97M +$6.56M +51,744 +500%
EA
67
Efficient Advisors
Ohio
$7.78M +$3.76M +29,706 +96%
SFP
68
Strategic Financial Planning
Texas
$7.59M +$1.07M +8,449 +17%
AFS
69
Annapolis Financial Services
Maryland
$7.58M +$37.9K +299 +0.5%
TFCP
70
Twin Focus Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$7.48M +$236K +1,865 +3%
MG
71
MilWealth Group
Wisconsin
$7.39M -$171K -1,352 -2%
BSW
72
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Missouri
$7.19M +$282K +2,222 +4%
CAM
73
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
$7.07M -$146K -1,155 -2%
PPA
74
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$7.04M +$4.01M +31,620 +136%
BlackRock
75
BlackRock
New York
$6.97M -$367K -2,900 -5%

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.