MetLife
896 hedge funds and large institutions have $45.9B invested in MetLife in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 371 increasing their positions, 324 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 371 | Existing positions reduced: 324
2% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 57
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 904 → 896 (-8)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $48.2B → $45.9B (-$2.38B)
1.04% less ownership
Funds ownership: 85.3% → 84.26% (-1%)
6% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 48 → 45 (-3)
21% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $835M | Put options by funds: $1.06B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$341M |
| 2 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
+$319M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$107M |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$97.3M |
| 5 |
BIM
BlackRock Investment Management
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
+$90.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$324M |
| 2 |
DCM
Discovery Capital Management
South Norwalk,
Connecticut
|
-$238M |
| 3 |
FTCM
Fir Tree Capital Management
New York
|
-$210M |
| 4 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$189M |
| 5 |
HCM
Highfields Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$155M |
MET Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
896 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MetLife (MET) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $45.9B — down 4.9% from $48.2B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 58 funds opened new MET positions and 57 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 371 added to existing stakes and 324 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $341M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $324M.
- 896 institutional investors held MetLife (MET) as of Q3 2014, down from 904 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $45.9B of MetLife stock for Q3 2014, down 4.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 58 funds opened new MetLife positions in Q3 2014 and 57 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest MetLife buyer in Q3 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $341M added.
- The largest MetLife seller in Q3 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $324M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.