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

445 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.76B invested in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 172 increasing their positions, 120 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

206,671% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.5M | Put options by funds: $7K

115% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 27

85% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.12B → $5.76B (+$2.64B)

43% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 172 | Existing positions reduced: 120

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1518 (+3)

12.95% more ownership

Funds ownership: 53.97%66.92% (+13%)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 415445 (+30)

Holders
445
Holders Change
+30
Holders Change %
+7.23%
% of All Funds
7.81%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
58
Increased
172
Reduced
120
Closed
27
Calls
$14.5M
Puts
$7K
Net Calls
+$14.5M
Net Calls Change
+$561K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Jones Financial Companies
1
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$2.36B +$2.16B +17,060,094 +1,382%
PCA
2
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$333M +$15.9M +125,777 +5%
MIAS
3
Mason Investment Advisory Services
Virginia
$205M +$598K +4,716 +0.3%
Natixis Advisors
4
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$154M +$37.8M +298,457 +33%
Commonwealth Equity Services
5
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$141M -$1.76M -13,855 -1%
TAIM
6
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$128M
CSIA
7
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$125M -$6.28M -49,572 -5%
Fidelity Investments
8
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$119M +$114M +900,453 +2,990%
Envestnet Asset Management
9
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$112M +$17.5M +137,888 +19%
MFM
10
MD Financial Management
Ontario, Canada
$87.2M -$46.6M -367,749 -30%
AssetMark Inc
11
AssetMark Inc
California
$84.9M -$461K -3,638 -0.5%
Morgan Stanley
12
Morgan Stanley
New York
$84.9M +$13.3M +105,312 +19%
Bessemer Group
13
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$80.1M +$2.63M +20,756 +3%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
14
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$79.1M +$5.06M +39,901 +7%
UBS Group
15
UBS Group
Switzerland
$75.1M +$7.87M +62,083 +12%
PNC Financial Services Group
16
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$69.6M -$1.19M -9,362 -2%
Bank of America
17
Bank of America
North Carolina
$60.1M +$17.1M +134,892 +40%
HTC
18
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$54.7M +$2.89M +22,789 +6%
SRA
19
Summit Rock Advisors
New York
$43.5M -$18.9M -149,153 -31%
Stifel Financial
20
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$43.4M +$4.63M +36,574 +12%
MAM
21
Madison Asset Management
Wisconsin
$38.2M +$5.03M +39,723 +15%
ST
22
Sageworth Trust
Pennsylvania
$37.4M -$1.96M -15,488 -5%
FFW
23
Fusion Family Wealth
New York
$36.6M +$2.46M +19,452 +7%
Wells Fargo
24
Wells Fargo
California
$35.6M -$549K -4,334 -2%
CPO
25
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$29.8M -$692K -5,460 -2%

VSS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

445 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund (VSS) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $5.76B — up 85% from $3.12B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 58 funds opened new VSS positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 172 added to existing stakes and 120 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jones Financial Companies, adding an estimated $2.16B. The largest seller was MD Financial Management, cutting an estimated $46.6M.

  • 445 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund (VSS) as of Q1 2021, up from 415 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $5.76B of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund stock for Q1 2021, up 85% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 58 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund positions in Q1 2021 and 27 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund buyer in Q1 2021 was Jones Financial Companies, an estimated $2.16B added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund seller in Q1 2021 was MD Financial Management, an estimated $46.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.