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1,046 hedge funds and large institutions have $42.7B invested in MetLife in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 94 funds opening new positions, 393 increasing their positions, 418 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 94 | Existing positions closed: 73

8% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.1B | Put options by funds: $1.02B

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,037 → 1,046 (+9)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $44.9B → $42.7B (-$2.23B)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 393 | Existing positions reduced: 418

1.78% less ownership

Funds ownership: 85.17% → 83.39% (-1.8%)

5% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 38 → 36 (-2)

Holders
1,046
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+0.87%
% of All Funds
26.04%
Holding in Top 10
36
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-5.26%
% of All Funds
0.9%
New
94
Increased
393
Reduced
418
Closed
73
Calls
$1.1B
Puts
$1.02B
Net Calls
+$80.2M
Net Calls Change
-$422M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$3.56B
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$101M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$84M
4
APG Asset Management
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
+$73M
5
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
+$67.9M

Top Sellers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$587M
2
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
-$350M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$151M
4
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$140M
5
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$112M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Dimensional Fund Advisors
26
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$311M +$9.63M +201,998 +3%
O
27
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$301M -$64.4M -1,351,012 -17%
Pzena Investment Management
28
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$289M -$5.81M -121,936 -2%
UBS AM
29
UBS AM
Illinois
$285M +$67.2M +1,409,804 +30%
Legal & General Group
30
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$249M +$7.73M +162,099 +3%
TCIM
31
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$227M -$28.8M -605,044 -11%
WRF
32
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$225M -$81.3M -1,705,551 -26%
LSV Asset Management
33
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$212M -$9.15M -191,896 -4%
APG Asset Management
34
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$206M +$73M +1,531,550 +54%
UBS Group
35
UBS Group
Switzerland
$190M +$1.63M +34,185 +0.9%
TD Asset Management
36
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$186M +$16.5M +345,439 +10%
Charles Schwab
37
Charles Schwab
California
$179M +$6.76M +141,759 +4%
Swiss National Bank
38
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$175M +$37.9M +795,386 +27%
Jennison Associates
39
Jennison Associates
New York
$173M +$9.12M +191,340 +5%
HSBC Holdings
40
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$166M -$140M -2,929,827 -45%
Allianz Asset Management
41
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$165M -$17.3M -362,076 -9%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
42
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$155M +$17.8M +372,430 +13%
OAC
43
OMERS Administration Corp
Ontario, Canada
$149M +$22.9M +480,362 +18%
NIPH
44
NN Investment Partners Holdings
Netherlands
$137M -$15.9M -333,535 -10%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
45
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$137M +$508K +10,661 +0.4%
TA
46
Teachers Advisors
New York
$132M -$37.7M -791,240 -22%
California Public Employees Retirement System
47
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$130M -$2.87M -60,251 -2%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
48
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$125M +$67.9M +1,423,369 +115%
JFL
49
Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd
Quebec, Canada
$125M -$2.17M -45,444 -2%
CS
50
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$118M -$12.3M -258,272 -9%
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MET Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

1,046 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MetLife (MET) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $42.7B — down 5% from $44.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 94 funds opened new MET positions and 73 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 393 added to existing stakes and 418 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $3.56B. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $587M.

  • 1,046 institutional investors held MetLife (MET) as of Q1 2017, up from 1,037 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $42.7B of MetLife stock for Q1 2017, down 5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 94 funds opened new MetLife positions in Q1 2017 and 73 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest MetLife buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $3.56B added.
  • The largest MetLife seller in Q1 2017 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $587M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.