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

219 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.17B invested in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 84 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

78% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 23

53% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 84 | Existing positions reduced: 55

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 203219 (+16)

1.86% more ownership

Funds ownership: 41.54%43.4% (+1.9%)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.12B → $1.17B (+$53.1M)

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1110 (-1)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $3K

Holders
219
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+7.88%
% of All Funds
5.47%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-9.09%
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
41
Increased
84
Reduced
55
Closed
23
Calls
Puts
$3K
Net Calls
-$3K
Net Calls Change
+$276K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
QI
1
QS Investors
New York
$103M +$3.51M +36,625 +3%
VA
2
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$77.8M +$2.43M +25,369 +3%
Jones Financial Companies
3
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$69.7M +$38.1M +397,783 +116%
PCA
4
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$64.2M +$7.08M +73,941 +12%
TAIM
5
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$63.9M +$2.31M +24,174 +4%
AssetMark Inc
6
AssetMark Inc
California
$46.7M -$396K -4,141 -0.8%
Commonwealth Equity Services
7
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$45.9M +$5.01M +52,309 +12%
FMI
8
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$35.6M
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$35.1M -$467K -4,883 -1%
HTC
10
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$33.9M -$92.5K -966 -0.3%
Bank of America
11
Bank of America
North Carolina
$30.3M -$4.74M -49,516 -13%
Envestnet Asset Management
12
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$29.7M +$9.93M +103,688 +49%
CSIA
13
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$29.2M -$736K -7,693 -2%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$28.6M +$1.99M +20,747 +7%
CB
15
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$24.6M +$718K +7,496 +3%
Vanguard Group
16
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$23.6M +$154K +1,613 +0.6%
CPO
17
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$19.7M +$1.16M +12,076 +6%
WCM
18
Windham Capital Management
Massachusetts
$18.4M -$6.79M -70,885 -27%
LNC
19
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$18.1M +$1.41M +14,773 +8%
Bessemer Group
20
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$17.9M +$3.09M +32,312 +20%
UCFA
21
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$17.8M -$323K -3,377 -2%
AB
22
AT Bancorp
Iowa
$13.4M -$4.68M -48,901 -26%
PNC Financial Services Group
23
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$12.6M +$3.1M +32,394 +32%
RW
24
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$11.9M +$698K +7,295 +6%
AllianceBernstein
25
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$11.3M +$455K +4,749 +4%

VSS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

219 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund (VSS) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $1.17B — up 4.7% from $1.12B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new VSS positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 84 added to existing stakes and 55 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jones Financial Companies, adding an estimated $38.1M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $10.4M sold.

  • 219 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund (VSS) as of Q4 2016, up from 203 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.17B of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund stock for Q4 2016, up 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 41 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund positions in Q4 2016 and 23 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund buyer in Q4 2016 was Jones Financial Companies, an estimated $38.1M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund seller in Q4 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $10.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.