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961 hedge funds and large institutions have $46.8B invested in MetLife in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 124 funds opening new positions, 410 increasing their positions, 322 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

164% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 124 | Existing positions closed: 47

27% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 410 | Existing positions reduced: 322

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 896 → 961 (+65)

6% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.12B | Put options by funds: $1.06B

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $45.9B → $46.8B (+$916M)

0.56% more ownership

Funds ownership: 84.26% → 84.82% (+0.56%)

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 45 → 41 (-4)

Holders
961
Holders Change
+65
Holders Change %
+7.25%
% of All Funds
25.63%
Holding in Top 10
41
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.89%
% of All Funds
1.09%
New
124
Increased
410
Reduced
322
Closed
47
Calls
$1.12B
Puts
$1.06B
Net Calls
+$62.3M
Net Calls Change
+$282M

Top Buyers

1
Dodge & Cox
Dodge & Cox
California
+$288M
2
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$189M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$116M
4
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$108M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$103M

Top Sellers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$294M
2
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
-$153M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$142M
4
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
-$114M
5
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
-$66.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WSTAM
751
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$392K -$11.8K -249 -3%
CPA
752
Cowen Prime Advisors
New York
$392K – – –
TCM
753
Twin Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$389K +$32K +673 +9%
EGM
754
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$385K +$379K +7,981 New
CCM
755
Catawba Capital Management
Virginia
$380K – – –
MHS
756
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$376K +$5.27K +111 +1%
KLWA
757
Kelly Lawrence W & Associates
California
$371K +$365K +7,687 New
GCA
758
Gideon Capital Advisors
New York
$366K -$1.07M -22,427 -75%
BG
759
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$366K +$93.1K +1,959 +35%
MIC
760
MU Investments Company
Japan
$365K – – –
IC
761
IKOS CIF
Cyprus
$362K -$91.2K -1,919 -21%
BONST
762
Bank of Nova Scotia Trust
Ontario, Canada
$357K -$15.4K -325 -4%
PWW
763
Pettyjohn Wood & White
Virginia
$357K – – –
CAM
764
Cypress Asset Management
Texas
$357K +$63.9K +1,346 +22%
WB
765
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$350K -$120K -2,533 -26%
GLI
766
Guardian Life Insurance
New York
$350K +$3.85K +81 +1%
PAS
767
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$345K +$1.95K +41 +0.6%
TCB
768
Texas Capital Bancshares
Texas
$338K – – –
WTB
769
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$335K – – –
CAN
770
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$334K -$1.19K -25 -0.4%
FWM
771
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$330K +$325K +6,842 New
FMLI
772
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$327K – – –
MG
773
MDE Group
New Jersey
$326K – – –
ST
774
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$319K +$8.55K +180 +3%
PTC
775
Philadelphia Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$313K -$1.33K -28 -0.4%
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MET Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

961 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MetLife (MET) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $46.8B — up 2% from $45.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 124 funds opened new MET positions and 47 closed out — a net gain of 77 holders — while 410 added to existing stakes and 322 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Dodge & Cox, adding an estimated $288M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $294M.

  • 961 institutional investors held MetLife (MET) as of Q4 2014, up from 896 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $46.8B of MetLife stock for Q4 2014, up 2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 124 funds opened new MetLife positions in Q4 2014 and 47 closed out, a net change of +77 holders.
  • The largest MetLife buyer in Q4 2014 was Dodge & Cox, an estimated $288M added.
  • The largest MetLife seller in Q4 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $294M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.