MetLife
1,029 hedge funds and large institutions have $43.7B invested in MetLife in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 71 funds opening new positions, 381 increasing their positions, 436 reducing their positions, and 76 closing their positions.
15% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.21B | Put options by funds: $1.05B
3% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 36 → 37 (+1)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $42.7B → $43.7B (+$1.06B)
0.33% less ownership
Funds ownership: 83.39% → 83.07% (-0.33%)
7% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 76
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,046 → 1,029 (-17)
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 381 | Existing positions reduced: 436
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EIP
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
|
+$174M |
| 2 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$128M |
| 3 |
TD Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$87.4M |
| 4 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$79.6M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$77.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$312M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$190M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$81M |
| 4 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$80.9M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$79.6M |
MET Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
1,029 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MetLife (MET) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $43.7B — up 2.5% from $42.7B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 76 funds closed out of MET and 71 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 436 trimmed existing stakes and 381 added.
The largest buyer was Epoch Investment Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $174M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $312M sold.
- 1,029 institutional investors held MetLife (MET) as of Q2 2017, down from 1,046 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $43.7B of MetLife stock for Q2 2017, up 2.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 71 funds opened new MetLife positions in Q2 2017 and 76 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest MetLife buyer in Q2 2017 was Epoch Investment Partners, an estimated $174M added.
- The largest MetLife seller in Q2 2017 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $312M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.