MetLife
1,031 hedge funds and large institutions have $33.7B invested in MetLife in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 86 funds opening new positions, 350 increasing their positions, 441 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.
18% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 86 | Existing positions closed: 73
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,027 → 1,031 (+4)
0.22% more ownership
Funds ownership: 76.68% → 76.9% (+0.22%)
7% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $314M | Put options by funds: $338M
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $36.5B → $33.7B (-$2.81B)
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 350 | Existing positions reduced: 441
56% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 18 → 8 (-10)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$217M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$183M |
| 3 |
Pzena Investment Management
New York
|
+$109M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$108M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$106M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$196M |
| 2 |
EIP
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
|
-$144M |
| 3 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$117M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$113M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$105M |
MET Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
1,031 of the 4,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MetLife (MET) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $33.7B — down 7.7% from $36.5B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 86 funds opened new MET positions and 73 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 350 added to existing stakes and 441 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $217M. The largest seller was American Century Companies, cutting an estimated $196M.
- 1,031 institutional investors held MetLife (MET) as of Q2 2018, up from 1,027 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $33.7B of MetLife stock for Q2 2018, down 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 86 funds opened new MetLife positions in Q2 2018 and 73 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest MetLife buyer in Q2 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $217M added.
- The largest MetLife seller in Q2 2018 was American Century Companies, an estimated $196M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.