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766 hedge funds and large institutions have $35.4B invested in Moody's in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 81 funds opening new positions, 219 increasing their positions, 294 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

145% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 81 | Existing positions closed: 33

8% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3639 (+3)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 721766 (+45)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $34B → $35.4B (+$1.39B)

0.69% less ownership

Funds ownership: 92.01%91.31% (-0.69%)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 219 | Existing positions reduced: 294

35% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $27.5M | Put options by funds: $42.3M

Holders
766
Holders Change
+45
Holders Change %
+6.24%
% of All Funds
16.8%
Holding in Top 10
39
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+8.33%
% of All Funds
0.86%
New
81
Increased
219
Reduced
294
Closed
33
Calls
$27.5M
Puts
$42.3M
Net Calls
-$14.8M
Net Calls Change
+$13.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
76
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$69.6M +$9.13M +43,556 +15%
Schroder Investment Management Group
77
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$69.3M +$2.75M +13,100 +4%
SP
78
Sarasin & Partners
United Kingdom
$68.4M +$14.9M +71,280 +27%
CIC
79
Chilton Investment Company
Connecticut
$65.8M -$279K -1,331 -0.4%
EVM
80
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$63.1M +$538K +2,567 +0.8%
Wells Fargo
81
Wells Fargo
California
$62.4M -$2.56M -12,203 -4%
RhumbLine Advisers
82
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$61M +$970K +4,629 +2%
AllianceBernstein
83
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$57.4M -$5.19M -24,776 -8%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
84
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$57.2M +$715K +3,411 +1%
CII
85
Capital International Inc
California
$55.3M +$44.1M +210,405 +352%
Aviva
86
Aviva
United Kingdom
$55.2M -$668K -3,187 -1%
ESCM
87
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
$49.9M +$15.2M +72,318 +42%
RCM
88
Rings Capital Management
Illinois
$48.5M
PNC Financial Services Group
89
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$48.2M -$659K -3,144 -1%
SIC
90
Schwartz Investment Counsel
Michigan
$46.1M -$8.45M -40,300 -15%
TPI
91
Tesco Pension Investment
United Kingdom
$46.1M -$2.48M -11,826 -5%
National Pension Service
92
National Pension Service
South Korea
$45.7M +$2.21M +10,545 +5%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
93
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$45.4M -$286K -1,365 -0.6%
CS
94
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$45.4M -$2M -9,554 -4%
YL
95
YCG LLC
Texas
$43.9M -$226K -1,080 -0.5%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
96
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$43.4M -$553K -2,639 -1%
MG
97
Markel Group
Virginia
$42.3M +$1.1M +5,250 +3%
DAM
98
Davis Asset Management
California
$42M
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
99
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$40.6M -$3.69M -17,620 -8%
VNIM
100
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
$40.2M +$3.17M +15,105 +8%

MCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

766 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Moody's (MCO) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $35.4B — up 4.1% from $34B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 81 funds opened new MCO positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 48 holders — while 219 added to existing stakes and 294 trimmed.

The largest buyer was 1832 Asset Management, adding an estimated $177M. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $520M.

  • 766 institutional investors held Moody's (MCO) as of Q3 2019, up from 721 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $35.4B of Moody's stock for Q3 2019, up 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 81 funds opened new Moody's positions in Q3 2019 and 33 closed out, a net change of +48 holders.
  • The largest Moody's buyer in Q3 2019 was 1832 Asset Management, an estimated $177M added.
  • The largest Moody's seller in Q3 2019 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $520M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.