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196 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.66B invested in First Merchants in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

115% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 13

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 56

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.5B → $1.66B (+$152M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 183 → 196 (+13)

0.26% more ownership

Funds ownership: 71.27% → 71.53% (+0.26%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

Holders
196
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+7.1%
% of All Funds
3.86%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
28
Increased
70
Reduced
56
Closed
13
Calls
$761K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$761K
Net Calls Change
+$761K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$11.6M
2
CCMLC
Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut)
Connecticut
+$7.33M
3
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$6.93M
4
EARNEST Partners
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
+$5.82M
5
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
+$4.04M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PFP
Patriot Financial Partners
Pennsylvania
-$21.3M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$7.79M
3
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$6.03M
4
FMC
First Merchants Corp
Indiana
-$5.74M
5
QI
QS Investors
New York
-$3.79M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ACM
126
AlphaCrest Capital Management
New York
$428K +$411K +10,300 New
MCM
127
Monarch Capital Management
Indiana
$412K -$16.5K -413 -4%
COI
128
Connable Office Inc
Michigan
$407K – – –
PAM
129
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$386K -$1.03M -25,914 -74%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
130
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$370K – – –
AB
131
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$365K +$33.6K +842 +11%
ECM
132
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$354K +$9.02K +226 +3%
EWM
133
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$353K +$339K +8,484 New
SG Americas Securities
134
SG Americas Securities
New York
$309K +$169K +4,242 +133%
ProShare Advisors
135
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$308K +$47.2K +1,181 +19%
GCA
136
Greenwood Capital Associates
South Carolina
$296K +$35.1K +878 +14%
AG
137
Advisor Group
Arizona
$291K +$22.2K +555 +9%
AG
138
Aperio Group
California
$285K +$3.15K +79 +1%
FQ
139
First Quadrant
California
$283K – – –
SFI
140
Susquehanna Fundamental Investments
Pennsylvania
$275K +$20.1K +503 +8%
TI
141
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$269K -$22K -550 -8%
ClearBridge Investments
142
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$254K – – –
UCFA
143
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$254K +$243K +6,098 New
KeyBank National Association
144
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$250K -$40.6K -1,016 -14%
SIM
145
Spark Investment Management
New York
$247K – – –
HAG
146
HighPoint Advisor Group
Illinois
$238K – – –
Jane Street
147
Jane Street
New York
$236K +$226K +5,671 New
BW
148
Bison Wealth
Georgia
$233K +$224K +5,602 New
PP
149
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$226K +$217K +5,444 New
AAMU
150
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$216K – – –
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FRME Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

196 of the 5,076 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Merchants (FRME) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $1.66B — up 10% from $1.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new FRME positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 70 added to existing stakes and 56 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of New York Mellon, adding an estimated $11.6M. The largest seller was Patriot Financial Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $21.3M sold.

  • 196 institutional investors held First Merchants (FRME) as of Q4 2019, up from 183 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $1.66B of First Merchants stock for Q4 2019, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new First Merchants positions in Q4 2019 and 13 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest First Merchants buyer in Q4 2019 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $11.6M added.
  • The largest First Merchants seller in Q4 2019 was Patriot Financial Partners, an estimated $21.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.