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508 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.1B invested in Moody's in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 152 increasing their positions, 203 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

158% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $37.6M | Put options by funds: $14.6M

23% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2227 (+5)

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 47

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18.8B → $19.1B (+$374M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 507508 (+1)

0.17% less ownership

Funds ownership: 89.83%89.66% (-0.17%)

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 152 | Existing positions reduced: 203

Holders
508
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.2%
% of All Funds
13.69%
Holding in Top 10
27
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+22.73%
% of All Funds
0.73%
New
53
Increased
152
Reduced
203
Closed
47
Calls
$37.6M
Puts
$14.6M
Net Calls
+$23.1M
Net Calls Change
+$21.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
JHIU
26
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$208M -$55.3M -513,645 -21%
BG
27
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$197M -$19.9M -185,011 -9%
Deutsche Bank
28
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$184M +$20.5M +190,261 +13%
Morgan Stanley
29
Morgan Stanley
New York
$176M -$19.2M -177,956 -10%
Wellington Management Group
30
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$173M -$2.81M -26,057 -2%
Norges Bank
31
Norges Bank
Norway
$167M
HCM
32
Herndon Capital Management
Georgia
$155M -$16.3M -151,175 -10%
Geode Capital Management
33
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$153M -$1.1M -10,196 -0.7%
MA
34
Marshfield Associates
District of Columbia
$131M -$2.5M -23,247 -2%
Axa
35
Axa
France
$129M +$124M +1,148,179 +2,676%
DDC
36
DF Dent & Co
Maryland
$125M -$12.7M -118,008 -9%
Invesco
37
Invesco
Georgia
$125M -$2.49M -23,163 -2%
BIM
38
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$125M +$2.08M +19,328 +2%
BA
39
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$121M -$6.22M -57,766 -5%
Boston Partners
40
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$114M +$16.8M +155,949 +17%
TA
41
Teachers Advisors
New York
$114M -$300K -2,787 -0.3%
CGT
42
Capital Guardian Trust
California
$110M +$29.2M +271,046 +36%
B
43
BloombergSen
Ontario, Canada
$108M +$920K +8,544 +0.9%
AII
44
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$106M -$5.47M -50,843 -5%
Goldman Sachs
45
Goldman Sachs
New York
$104M +$5.34M +49,592 +5%
CIC
46
Chilton Investment Company
Connecticut
$91.4M -$6.82M -63,357 -7%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
47
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$86.7M -$2.39M -22,206 -3%
AllianceBernstein
48
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$83.6M +$3.72M +34,595 +5%
UBS AM
49
UBS AM
Illinois
$82.9M +$19.2M +178,588 +30%
Legal & General Group
50
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$81.3M +$1.34M +12,420 +2%

MCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

508 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Moody's (MCO) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $19.1B — up 2% from $18.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new MCO positions and 47 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 152 added to existing stakes and 203 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Massachusetts Financial Services, adding an estimated $156M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $136M.

  • 508 institutional investors held Moody's (MCO) as of Q2 2015, up from 507 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $19.1B of Moody's stock for Q2 2015, up 2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new Moody's positions in Q2 2015 and 47 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Moody's buyer in Q2 2015 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $156M added.
  • The largest Moody's seller in Q2 2015 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $136M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.