MetLife
1,042 hedge funds and large institutions have $32.7B invested in MetLife in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 86 funds opening new positions, 331 increasing their positions, 439 reducing their positions, and 78 closing their positions.
22% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $660M | Put options by funds: $543M
10% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 86 | Existing positions closed: 78
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,039 → 1,042 (+3)
1.75% less ownership
Funds ownership: 75.99% → 74.24% (-1.8%)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $35.8B → $32.7B (-$3.04B)
25% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 331 | Existing positions reduced: 439
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 20 → 15 (-5)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$202M |
| 2 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$119M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$102M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$99.3M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$71.4M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$372M |
| 2 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$304M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$239M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$234M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$210M |
MET Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
1,042 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MetLife (MET) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $32.7B — down 8.5% from $35.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 86 funds opened new MET positions and 78 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 331 added to existing stakes and 439 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $202M. The largest seller was State Street, cutting an estimated $372M.
- 1,042 institutional investors held MetLife (MET) as of Q3 2019, up from 1,039 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $32.7B of MetLife stock for Q3 2019, down 8.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 86 funds opened new MetLife positions in Q3 2019 and 78 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest MetLife buyer in Q3 2019 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $202M added.
- The largest MetLife seller in Q3 2019 was State Street, an estimated $372M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.