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Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund
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188 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.03B invested in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

34% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 53

18% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 22

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $957M → $1.03B (+$77.2M)

1.62% more ownership

Funds ownership: 41.74% → 43.35% (+1.6%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 188 → 188 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $316K

Holders
188
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
4.93%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
26
Increased
71
Reduced
53
Closed
22
Calls
–
Puts
$316K
Net Calls
-$316K
Net Calls Change
+$83K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
+$45.4M
2
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$14.9M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$10.6M
4
QI
QS Investors
New York
+$8.67M
5
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
+$6.54M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$23.5M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$6.5M
3
WF
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
-$6.04M
4
HTC
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
-$5.54M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$5.19M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VFA
101
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$584K +$83.9K +889 +17%
WTC
102
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$581K – – –
KA
103
Klingman & Associates
New York
$580K – – –
CGL
104
Clarius Group LLC
Washington
$575K +$585K +6,196 New
Allianz Asset Management
105
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$562K +$571K +6,050 New
GC
106
Gibson Capital
Pennsylvania
$551K -$438K -4,634 -44%
FMWA
107
Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors
Missouri
$544K -$70.3K -745 -11%
FWP
108
Fiduciary Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
$524K +$533K +5,645 New
EAM
109
Evanson Asset Management
California
$518K +$526K +5,573 New
AIG
110
American International Group
New York
$481K +$186K +1,969 +61%
KeyBank National Association
111
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$474K – – –
SIA
112
Starfire Investment Advisers
Michigan
$461K – – –
ABC
113
Associated Banc-Corp
Wisconsin
$455K – – –
MIH
114
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$452K +$1.98K +21 +0.4%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
115
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$433K -$8.21K -87 -2%
BRWA
116
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$431K +$438K +4,636 New
CA
117
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$430K +$119K +1,264 +38%
ACM
118
Armbruster Capital Management
New York
$425K +$432K +4,575 New
AWM
119
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$400K – – –
CWM
120
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$394K +$401K +4,245 New
BBA
121
BLB&B Advisors
Pennsylvania
$358K – – –
V
122
Veritable
Delaware
$356K – – –
SFA
123
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
$342K -$1.13K -12 -0.3%
EA
124
Elm Advisors
California
$324K – – –
HCMT
125
Highland Capital Management (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$324K – – –
3 4
5
6 7

VSS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

188 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund (VSS) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $1.03B — up 8.1% from $957M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new VSS positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 71 added to existing stakes and 53 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bessemer Group, adding an estimated $45.4M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $23.5M sold.

  • 188 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund (VSS) as of Q4 2015, unchanged from Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.03B of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund stock for Q4 2015, up 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund positions in Q4 2015 and 22 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund buyer in Q4 2015 was Bessemer Group, an estimated $45.4M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund seller in Q4 2015 was Jane Street, an estimated $23.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.