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

191 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.03B invested in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 61 increasing their positions, 69 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 78 (+1)

12% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 26

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 188191 (+3)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.03B → $1.03B (-$1.81M)

1.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 43.35%42.15% (-1.2%)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 61 | Existing positions reduced: 69

Holders
191
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.6%
% of All Funds
5.09%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
29
Increased
61
Reduced
69
Closed
26
Calls
$476K
Puts
Net Calls
+$476K
Net Calls Change
+$792K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
QI
1
QS Investors
New York
$89.8M +$4.98M +56,681 +6%
VA
2
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$79.2M +$2.17M +24,727 +3%
Bessemer Group
3
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$67.4M +$9.06M +103,154 +17%
TAIM
4
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$61M +$2.03M +23,062 +4%
PCA
5
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$43.6M +$7.38M +84,025 +22%
Commonwealth Equity Services
6
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$37.8M +$2.04M +23,191 +6%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$36.2M -$342K -3,887 -1%
WCM
8
Windham Capital Management
Massachusetts
$35.7M -$6.48M -73,738 -16%
FMI
9
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$35.1M +$3.1M +35,300 +10%
HTC
10
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$33.6M +$556K +6,326 +2%
CSIA
11
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$32.4M +$25.4M +289,335 +503%
Bank of America
12
Bank of America
North Carolina
$30.3M +$303K +3,447 +1%
AssetMark Inc
13
AssetMark Inc
California
$29.3M -$5.33M -60,715 -16%
CB
14
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$29.2M -$1.9M -21,658 -6%
UBS Group
15
UBS Group
Switzerland
$25.7M -$3.35M -38,101 -12%
Vanguard Group
16
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$24.3M -$365K -4,156 -2%
CPO
17
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$17.9M +$4.01M +45,624 +31%
UCFA
18
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$17.5M +$289K +3,294 +2%
Envestnet Asset Management
19
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$17.3M -$43.1M -490,905 -73%
AB
20
AT Bancorp
Iowa
$17M +$16M +182,261 New
LNC
21
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$16.9M +$434K +4,942 +3%
DJSG
22
D.J. St. Germain
Massachusetts
$12.6M -$202K -2,303 -2%
Wells Fargo
23
Wells Fargo
California
$12.3M -$2.28M -25,962 -16%
Susquehanna International Group
24
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$11.5M -$12.6M -143,182 -54%
AA
25
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$10.9M +$582K +6,624 +6%

VSS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

191 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund (VSS) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $1.03B — down 0.18% from $1.03B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new VSS positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 61 added to existing stakes and 69 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, adding an estimated $25.4M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, cutting an estimated $43.1M.

  • 191 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund (VSS) as of Q1 2016, up from 188 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.03B of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund stock for Q1 2016, down 0.18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund positions in Q1 2016 and 26 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund buyer in Q1 2016 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $25.4M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund seller in Q1 2016 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $43.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.