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

359 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.93B invested in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 126 increasing their positions, 111 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2,920% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $302K | Put options by funds: $10K

73% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 30

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 126 | Existing positions reduced: 111

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1517 (+2)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 340359 (+19)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.83B → $2.93B (+$94.5M)

1.96% less ownership

Funds ownership: 56.55%54.59% (-2%)

Holders
359
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+5.59%
% of All Funds
7.77%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+13.33%
% of All Funds
0.37%
New
52
Increased
126
Reduced
111
Closed
30
Calls
$302K
Puts
$10K
Net Calls
+$292K
Net Calls Change
+$254K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Jones Financial Companies
1
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$563M +$22.2M +218,569 +4%
PCA
2
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$164M +$26.2M +257,422 +19%
MIAS
3
Mason Investment Advisory Services
Virginia
$145M +$141M +1,389,915 New
TAIM
4
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$113M +$5.45M +53,560 +5%
MFM
5
MD Financial Management
Ontario, Canada
$101M -$7.62M -74,895 -7%
CSIA
6
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$94M -$3.02M -29,713 -3%
Bessemer Group
7
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$85.1M -$176M -1,733,240 -68%
Commonwealth Equity Services
8
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$84.4M -$5.34M -52,537 -6%
Envestnet Asset Management
9
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$83.3M -$4.35M -42,793 -5%
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$77M -$37.2M -365,756 -33%
AssetMark Inc
11
AssetMark Inc
California
$71.3M -$440K -4,327 -0.6%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
12
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$60.7M +$2.17M +21,328 +4%
Natixis Advisors
13
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$57.7M +$48.6M +477,785 +624%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$50.8M -$1.07M -10,469 -2%
Bank of America
15
Bank of America
North Carolina
$46.8M -$2.2M -21,578 -5%
HTC
16
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$42.5M +$2.12M +20,841 +5%
FMI
17
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$40M
PNC Financial Services Group
18
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$38.3M +$1.74M +17,072 +5%
CB
19
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$37.1M +$938K +9,216 +3%
Bank of Montreal
20
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$36.5M +$2.18M +21,383 +6%
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$31.7M +$17.5M +172,484 +131%
Wells Fargo
22
Wells Fargo
California
$29.5M -$1.04M -10,193 -3%
WCM
23
Windham Capital Management
Massachusetts
$26.1M +$3.35M +32,962 +15%
CPO
24
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$25.9M -$170K -1,667 -0.7%
IA
25
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$25.1M -$8.33M -81,876 -25%

VSS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

359 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund (VSS) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $2.93B — up 3.3% from $2.83B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new VSS positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 126 added to existing stakes and 111 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Natixis Advisors, adding an estimated $48.6M. The largest seller was Employees Retirement System of Texas, exiting entirely with an estimated $177M sold.

  • 359 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund (VSS) as of Q1 2019, up from 340 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.93B of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund stock for Q1 2019, up 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund positions in Q1 2019 and 30 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund buyer in Q1 2019 was Natixis Advisors, an estimated $48.6M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund seller in Q1 2019 was Employees Retirement System of Texas, an estimated $177M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.