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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
Berkshire Hathaway
1
Berkshire Hathaway
Nebraska
$5.05B
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.56B -$520M -2,480,455 -17%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$2.13B +$47.1M +224,915 +2%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.45B -$24.4M -116,604 -2%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
5
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$1.32B +$33.4M +159,119 +3%
TCI Fund Management
6
TCI Fund Management
United Kingdom
$1.23B
Baillie Gifford & Co
7
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$1.19B -$32.6M -155,349 -3%
ACM
8
AKRE Capital Management
Virginia
$1.16B -$74K -353 -0%
Fidelity Investments
9
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.12B +$164M +780,422 +17%
Capital International Investors
10
Capital International Investors
California
$1.08B +$1.26M +5,999 +0.1%
Massachusetts Financial Services
11
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$923M -$73.7M -351,725 -7%
Harris Associates
12
Harris Associates
Illinois
$708M -$30.9M -147,620 -4%
Geode Capital Management
13
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$515M +$16.2M +77,063 +3%
Ninety One (UK)
14
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$436M +$17.4M +83,177 +4%
Morgan Stanley
15
Morgan Stanley
New York
$428M -$5.11M -24,386 -1%
RCWMU
16
Rothschild & Co Wealth Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$392M -$2.3M -10,991 -0.6%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$385M -$11.7M -55,605 -3%
WPL
18
WINDACRE PARTNERSHIP LLC
Texas
$367M +$31.2M +149,000 +9%
Principal Financial Group
19
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$339M -$22.7M -108,159 -6%
Deutsche Bank
20
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$335M +$10.8M +51,332 +3%
Norges Bank
21
Norges Bank
Norway
$314M +$1.86M +8,884 +0.6%
Winslow Capital Management
22
Winslow Capital Management
Minnesota
$312M -$5.99M -28,596 -2%
Capital World Investors
23
Capital World Investors
California
$291M -$59.7M -285,006 -17%
Bank of New York Mellon
24
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$276M +$460K +2,193 +0.2%
Neuberger Berman Group
25
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$262M -$1.83M -8,730 -0.7%

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.