MetLife
1,011 hedge funds and large institutions have $36B invested in MetLife in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 69 funds opening new positions, 342 increasing their positions, 438 reducing their positions, and 76 closing their positions.
63% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 13 (+5)
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $33.7B → $36B (+$2.38B)
0.61% more ownership
Funds ownership: 76.9% → 77.51% (+0.61%)
4% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $374M | Put options by funds: $390M
9% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 69 | Existing positions closed: 76
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,030 → 1,011 (-19)
22% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 342 | Existing positions reduced: 438
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$263M |
| 2 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$159M |
| 3 |
AIMCA
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada
|
+$41.9M |
| 4 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$39.6M |
| 5 |
AIM
Artemis Investment Management
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$36.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$179M |
| 2 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$170M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$131M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$99.3M |
| 5 |
SSM
Sound Shore Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$75.1M |
MET Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
1,011 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MetLife (MET) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $36B — up 7.1% from $33.7B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 76 funds closed out of MET and 69 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 438 trimmed existing stakes and 342 added.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $263M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $179M.
- 1,011 institutional investors held MetLife (MET) as of Q3 2018, down from 1,030 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $36B of MetLife stock for Q3 2018, up 7.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 69 funds opened new MetLife positions in Q3 2018 and 76 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest MetLife buyer in Q3 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $263M added.
- The largest MetLife seller in Q3 2018 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $179M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.