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

247 hedge funds and large institutions have $2B invested in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 101 increasing their positions, 71 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

93% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 14

42% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 101 | Existing positions reduced: 71

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.73B → $2B (+$271M)

6% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1617 (+1)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 236247 (+11)

0.74% less ownership

Funds ownership: 46.37%45.63% (-0.74%)

77% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $241K | Put options by funds: $1.06M

Holders
247
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+4.66%
% of All Funds
6.16%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+6.25%
% of All Funds
0.42%
New
27
Increased
101
Reduced
71
Closed
14
Calls
$241K
Puts
$1.06M
Net Calls
-$823K
Net Calls Change
-$45K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MA
126
MUFG Americas
New York
$999K
SLT
127
St Louis Trust
Missouri
$985K +$92K +822 +11%
WT
128
Whittier Trust
California
$954K +$29.9K +267 +3%
HighTower Advisors
129
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$925K -$9.74K -87 -1%
GP
130
Geneva Partners
Wisconsin
$919K +$895K +7,996 New
SCM
131
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$908K -$118K -1,050 -12%
LPT
132
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$900K +$876K +7,831 New
MWM
133
Mission Wealth Management
California
$881K -$2.91K -26 -0.3%
LNB
134
Ledyard National Bank
$869K -$106K -949 -11%
SI
135
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$855K +$13.3K +119 +2%
CCM
136
Covington Capital Management
California
$851K +$8.39K +75 +1%
GA
137
GFS Advisors
Texas
$837K -$251K -2,247 -24%
IP
138
Investment Partners
Ohio
$837K +$10.5K +94 +1%
DWT
139
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$756K +$168K +1,502 +30%
DC
140
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$724K +$705K +6,303 New
WTC
141
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$710K
Millennium Management
142
Millennium Management
New York
$682K +$665K +5,938 New
AWA
143
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$668K +$650K +5,808 New
EAM
144
Evanson Asset Management
California
$661K +$560 +5 +0.1%
SIA
145
Starfire Investment Advisers
Michigan
$632K +$448 +4 +0.1%
IFWM
146
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$617K -$157K -1,399 -21%
PAG
147
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$610K -$9.18K -82 -2%
EWA
148
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
$592K +$99K +885 +21%
US Bancorp
149
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$584K +$443K +3,954 +351%
EA
150
Elm Advisors
California
$573K

VSS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

247 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund (VSS) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $2B — up 16% from $1.73B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new VSS positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 101 added to existing stakes and 71 trimmed.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $81.7M. The largest seller was Old Mission Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $18.5M sold.

  • 247 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund (VSS) as of Q3 2017, up from 236 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $2B of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund stock for Q3 2017, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund positions in Q3 2017 and 14 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund buyer in Q3 2017 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $81.7M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund seller in Q3 2017 was Old Mission Capital, an estimated $18.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.