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

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: 188188 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 77 (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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
QI
1
QS Investors
New York
$84M +$8.67M +91,842 +11%
VA
2
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$75.2M -$5.08M -53,802 -6%
Envestnet Asset Management
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$62.8M +$10.6M +112,552 +20%
TAIM
4
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$58.5M +$1.86M +19,733 +3%
Bessemer Group
5
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$57.4M +$45.4M +480,388 +348%
WCM
6
Windham Capital Management
Massachusetts
$42.3M +$5.87M +62,212 +16%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$36.3M -$6.5M -68,878 -15%
PCA
8
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$35.6M +$3.26M +34,506 +10%
Commonwealth Equity Services
9
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$35.4M +$2.37M +25,050 +7%
AssetMark Inc
10
AssetMark Inc
California
$34.8M +$14.9M +157,640 +73%
HTC
11
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$32.9M -$5.54M -58,641 -14%
FMI
12
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$31.7M -$3.33M -35,300 -9%
CB
13
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$31M -$5.18M -54,902 -14%
Bank of America
14
Bank of America
North Carolina
$29.8M -$2.16M -22,906 -7%
UBS Group
15
UBS Group
Switzerland
$29.1M -$5.19M -55,014 -15%
Susquehanna International Group
16
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$24.7M +$1.31M +13,925 +6%
Vanguard Group
17
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$24.6M +$902K +9,549 +4%
UCFA
18
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$17.1M +$6.54M +69,276 +60%
LNC
19
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$16.4M +$681K +7,215 +4%
Wells Fargo
20
Wells Fargo
California
$14.7M -$1.92M -20,356 -11%
CPO
21
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$13.6M +$820K +8,684 +6%
DJSG
22
D.J. St. Germain
Massachusetts
$12.8M -$83.6K -885 -0.6%
RW
23
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$10.7M +$3.18M +33,631 +41%
AllianceBernstein
24
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$10.5M -$19.2K -203 -0.2%
AA
25
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$10.2M +$710K +7,523 +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.