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Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund
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228 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.39B invested in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 101 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

87% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 101 | Existing positions reduced: 54

69% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 16

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 12 (+2)

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.17B → $1.39B (+$217M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 219 → 228 (+9)

0.37% more ownership

Funds ownership: 43.4% → 43.77% (+0.37%)

Holders
228
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+4.11%
% of All Funds
5.68%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.3%
New
27
Increased
101
Reduced
54
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
FFW
Fusion Family Wealth
New York
+$10.8M
2
PCA
Personal Capital Advisors
California
+$8.98M
3
Jones Financial Companies
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
+$7.42M
4
RW
Rand Wealth
Maryland
+$6.96M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$6.16M

Top Sellers

1
CC
Cassaday & Co
Virginia
-$6.26M
2
VA
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
-$3.79M
3
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$3.39M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.33M
5
CB
Commerce Bank
Missouri
-$3.06M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RFC
151
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$426K -$15K -150 -3%
AWM
152
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$408K – – –
ACM
153
Armbruster Capital Management
New York
$405K -$62.3K -625 -14%
B
154
Bridgeworth
Alabama
$396K +$100K +1,007 +35%
CPIG
155
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$390K +$287K +2,874 +310%
DWT
156
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$389K +$32.5K +326 +9%
CCMH
157
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$382K +$88.6K +888 +31%
WA
158
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$381K +$371K +3,717 New
BBA
159
BLB&B Advisors
Pennsylvania
$375K – – –
LPC
160
Loeb Partners Corp
New York
$373K – – –
CL
161
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$341K +$331K +3,320 New
HCMT
162
Highland Capital Management (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$335K +$14.7K +147 +5%
DT
163
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
$332K – – –
EWA
164
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
$331K +$25.5K +256 +9%
PHAM
165
Palisades Hudson Asset Management
Florida
$328K -$11.1K -111 -3%
EFS
166
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$285K +$277K +2,775 New
DMC
167
Drexel Morgan & Co
Pennsylvania
$280K – – –
WCM
168
Weik Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$277K – – –
LC
169
Lourd Capital
California
$276K – – –
BG
170
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$272K – – –
EWM
171
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$268K +$260K +2,612 New
Comerica Bank
172
Comerica Bank
Texas
$261K +$8.38K +84 +4%
TI
173
Truepoint Inc
Ohio
$257K – – –
WA
174
WP Advisors
California
$244K +$199 +2 +0.1%
TCM
175
Tradition Capital Management
New Jersey
$243K +$12.7K +127 +6%
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VSS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

228 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund (VSS) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.39B — up 18% from $1.17B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new VSS positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 101 added to existing stakes and 54 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fusion Family Wealth, adding an estimated $10.8M. The largest seller was Cassaday & Co, cutting an estimated $6.26M.

  • 228 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund (VSS) as of Q1 2017, up from 219 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.39B of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund stock for Q1 2017, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund positions in Q1 2017 and 16 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund buyer in Q1 2017 was Fusion Family Wealth, an estimated $10.8M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund seller in Q1 2017 was Cassaday & Co, an estimated $6.26M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.