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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
Berkshire Hathaway
1
Berkshire Hathaway
Nebraska
$2.66B
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.53B -$122M -1,130,571 -7%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$808M -$17.7M -164,261 -2%
Baillie Gifford & Co
4
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$555M +$17.1M +159,255 +3%
Capital World Investors
5
Capital World Investors
California
$533M -$136M -1,263,963 -20%
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$509M -$11.1M -102,864 -2%
JP Morgan Chase
7
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$473M +$7.72M +71,726 +2%
Fidelity Investments
8
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$465M +$71.2M +661,702 +18%
Capital International Investors
9
Capital International Investors
California
$440M +$121M +1,124,558 +38%
TCI Fund Management
10
TCI Fund Management
United Kingdom
$420M +$419M +3,894,104 New
Ninety One (UK)
11
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$393M +$6.49M +60,316 +2%
ACM
12
AKRE Capital Management
Virginia
$385M +$5.36M +49,795 +1%
IFP
13
Independent Franchise Partners
United Kingdom
$348M -$5.71M -53,076 -2%
Principal Financial Group
14
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$342M +$12.2M +112,861 +4%
Ameriprise
15
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$341M +$23M +213,624 +7%
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$296M +$4.44M +41,230 +2%
BFA
17
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$283M +$5.91M +54,851 +2%
TCIM
18
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$265M -$7.41M -68,803 -3%
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$252M +$1.97M +18,270 +0.8%
DSA
20
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$248M -$3.9M -36,245 -2%
Massachusetts Financial Services
21
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$239M +$156M +1,447,545 +190%
AL
22
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$223M -$11.6M -107,600 -5%
William Blair & Company
23
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$219M +$72.4M +672,091 +50%
Neuberger Berman Group
24
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$214M -$6.6M -61,276 -3%
D.E. Shaw & Co
25
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$209M -$4.52M -41,977 -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.