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133 hedge funds and large institutions have $545M invested in First Merchants in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

240% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 5

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 39

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 121 → 133 (+12)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $537M → $545M (+$8.11M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

Holders
133
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+9.92%
% of All Funds
3.82%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
17
Increased
43
Reduced
39
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WCM
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
+$8.78M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$3.36M
3
SFM
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
+$2.66M
4
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
+$2.35M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$1.88M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$9.33M
2
MFIMFI
Mesirow Financial Investment Management - Fixed Income
Illinois
-$1.97M
3
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
-$1.77M
4
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$1.68M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$1.67M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
76
Wells Fargo
California
$620K +$209K +10,068 +52%
ACI
77
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$610K +$595K +28,600 New
MLICM
78
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$604K – – –
Lazard Asset Management
79
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$604K +$595K +28,600 New
SWITC
80
Stewart West Indies Trading Company
Colorado
$561K – – –
AIG
81
American International Group
New York
$498K -$3.95K -190 -0.8%
RBA
82
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$493K – – –
T. Rowe Price Associates
83
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$487K – – –
Axa
84
Axa
France
$484K – – –
CIC
85
Cornercap Investment Counsel
Georgia
$482K – – –
Stifel Financial
86
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$482K +$253K +12,185 +115%
BA
87
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$454K -$59.5K -2,860 -12%
Ameriprise
88
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$449K -$233K -11,200 -35%
GMIM
89
General Motors Investment Management
New York
$443K +$37.3K +1,796 +9%
NCCM
90
Nine Chapters Capital Management
New Jersey
$442K +$434K +20,900 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
91
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$421K +$263K +12,630 +174%
PH
92
Pinnacle Holdings
Oklahoma
$417K – – –
VOYA Investment Management
93
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$406K – – –
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
94
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$393K – – –
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
95
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$377K +$371K +17,827 New
ProShare Advisors
96
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$367K -$374K -17,992 -51%
Arrowstreet Capital
97
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$357K +$66.6K +3,202 +23%
PCM
98
Palouse Capital Management
Washington
$321K +$316K +15,200 New
AQR Capital Management
99
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$273K +$2.08K +100 +0.8%
Two Sigma Advisers
100
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$253K -$45.7K -2,200 -16%
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FRME Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

133 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Merchants (FRME) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $545M — up 1.5% from $537M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new FRME positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 43 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wedge Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.78M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $9.33M.

  • 133 institutional investors held First Merchants (FRME) as of Q2 2014, up from 121 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $545M of First Merchants stock for Q2 2014, up 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new First Merchants positions in Q2 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest First Merchants buyer in Q2 2014 was Wedge Capital Management, an estimated $8.78M added.
  • The largest First Merchants seller in Q2 2014 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $9.33M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.