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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
First Manhattan
76
First Manhattan
New York
$34.6M -$704K -6,536 -2%
Franklin Resources
77
Franklin Resources
California
$34.1M +$5.38M +50,000 +19%
PPA
78
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$33.7M +$573K +5,318 +2%
RhumbLine Advisers
79
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$30.9M +$2.13M +19,771 +7%
MG
80
Markel Group
Virginia
$30M +$1.18M +11,000 +4%
Adage Capital Partners
81
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$29.2M -$646K -6,000 -2%
MTB
82
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$28.7M +$616K +5,724 +2%
SIA
83
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$26.7M -$5.67M -52,625 -18%
IGIM
84
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$26.7M +$1M +9,309 +4%
Royal Bank of Canada
85
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$26.6M -$3.71M -34,429 -12%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
86
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$26.5M -$1.88M -17,423 -7%
Credit Agricole
87
Credit Agricole
France
$26.1M -$1.69M -15,711 -6%
CCM
88
Crestwood Capital Management
New York
$25.8M +$2.74M +25,480 +12%
Wells Fargo
89
Wells Fargo
California
$25.6M +$3.05M +28,303 +14%
UBS Group
90
UBS Group
Switzerland
$25.5M +$1.76M +16,323 +7%
HHAA
91
Henry H. Armstrong Associates
Pennsylvania
$25.5M -$75.3K -699 -0.3%
Prudential Financial
92
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$24.8M -$283K -2,630 -1%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
93
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$24.4M +$14.9M +138,101 +157%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
94
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$24.4M +$13.2M +122,915 +120%
BJ
95
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$24.3M -$27.3K -254 -0.1%
HCM
96
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
$23.5M
OAM
97
Origin Asset Management
United Kingdom
$23.4M -$1.63M -15,108 -7%
WPL
98
WINDACRE PARTNERSHIP LLC
Texas
$23M +$22.9M +213,000 New
Canada Life
99
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$22.6M +$321K +2,978 +1%
PIA
100
Piedmont Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$22.5M -$7.04M -65,401 -24%

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.