MetLife
MET
970 hedge funds and large institutions have $39.8B invested in MetLife in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 65 funds opening new positions, 421 increasing their positions, 358 reducing their positions, and 64 closing their positions.
18% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 421 | Existing positions reduced: 358
2% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 65 | Existing positions closed: 64
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 975 → 970 (-5)
0.9% less ownership
Funds ownership: 86.01% → 85.11% (-0.9%)
14% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $916M | Put options by funds: $1.07B
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $47.7B → $39.8B (-$7.91B)
22% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 55 → 43 (-12)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$305M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$260M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$156M |
| 4 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$116M |
| 5 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$111M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$660M |
| 2 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$186M |
| 3 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$125M |
| 4 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$80.6M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$77.8M |
MET Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
970 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MetLife (MET) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $39.8B — down 17% from $47.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 65 funds opened new MET positions and 64 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 421 added to existing stakes and 358 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $305M. The largest seller was Viking Global Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $660M sold.
- 970 institutional investors held MetLife (MET) as of Q3 2015, down from 975 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $39.8B of MetLife stock for Q3 2015, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 65 funds opened new MetLife positions in Q3 2015 and 64 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest MetLife buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $305M added.
- The largest MetLife seller in Q3 2015 was Viking Global Investors, an estimated $660M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.