MetLife
MET
985 hedge funds and large institutions have $42.1B invested in MetLife in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 133 increasing their positions, 800 reducing their positions, and 84 closing their positions.
23% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $786M | Put options by funds: $638M
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $43.7B → $42.1B (-$1.64B)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,029 → 985 (-44)
6.65% less ownership
Funds ownership: 83.07% → 76.42% (-6.6%)
35% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 37 → 24 (-13)
39% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 84
83% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 133 | Existing positions reduced: 800
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EIP
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
|
+$319M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$237M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$198M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$148M |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$55.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$383M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$348M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$346M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$311M |
| 5 |
Dodge & Cox
San Francisco,
California
|
-$288M |
MET Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
985 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MetLife (MET) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $42.1B — down 3.8% from $43.7B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 84 funds closed out of MET and 51 opened new positions — a net loss of 33 holders — while 800 trimmed existing stakes and 133 added.
The largest buyer was Epoch Investment Partners, adding an estimated $319M. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $383M.
- 985 institutional investors held MetLife (MET) as of Q3 2017, down from 1,029 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $42.1B of MetLife stock for Q3 2017, down 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 51 funds opened new MetLife positions in Q3 2017 and 84 closed out, a net change of -33 holders.
- The largest MetLife buyer in Q3 2017 was Epoch Investment Partners, an estimated $319M added.
- The largest MetLife seller in Q3 2017 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $383M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.