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1,046 hedge funds and large institutions have $42.7B invested in MetLife in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 94 funds opening new positions, 393 increasing their positions, 418 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 94 | Existing positions closed: 73

8% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.1B | Put options by funds: $1.02B

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,037 → 1,046 (+9)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $44.9B → $42.7B (-$2.23B)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 393 | Existing positions reduced: 418

1.78% less ownership

Funds ownership: 85.17% → 83.39% (-1.8%)

5% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 38 → 36 (-2)

Holders
1,046
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+0.87%
% of All Funds
26.04%
Holding in Top 10
36
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-5.26%
% of All Funds
0.9%
New
94
Increased
393
Reduced
418
Closed
73
Calls
$1.1B
Puts
$1.02B
Net Calls
+$80.2M
Net Calls Change
-$422M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$3.56B
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$101M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$84M
4
APG Asset Management
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
+$73M
5
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
+$67.9M

Top Sellers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$587M
2
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
-$350M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$151M
4
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$140M
5
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$112M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RRAM
101
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
$57.1M -$1.56M -32,783 -3%
MDSL
102
M.D. Sass LLC
New York
$57.1M +$1.05M +22,120 +2%
PFC
103
Poplar Forest Capital
California
$56M -$370K -7,763 -0.6%
Royal Bank of Canada
104
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$55.8M -$73.5M -1,541,358 -57%
CC
105
Carlson Capital
Texas
$55.7M +$30.9M +647,499 +121%
VFA
106
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
$54.6M -$42.1M -883,990 -43%
Stifel Financial
107
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$54.2M +$2.33M +48,924 +4%
MCM
108
Masters Capital Management
Georgia
$52.5M -$350K -7,338 -0.7%
SDIC
109
South Dakota Investment Council
South Dakota
$51.1M +$1.65M +34,535 +3%
AC
110
Ascend Capital
California
$50.8M +$40M +838,043 +348%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
111
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$50.4M +$246K +5,161 +0.5%
Chevy Chase Trust
112
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$50M +$982K +20,600 +2%
GLA
113
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$48.1M -$4.19M -87,912 -8%
SC
114
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$47M +$7.21M +151,294 +18%
Barclays
115
Barclays
United Kingdom
$46.8M +$2.18M +45,728 +5%
SC
116
Samlyn Capital
New York
$46.3M -$14.6M -305,969 -24%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
117
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$45.8M -$4.53M -95,103 -9%
CIC
118
Crawford Investment Counsel
Georgia
$44.4M +$41M +859,938 +1,031%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
119
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$43.5M +$2.97M +62,280 +7%
PNC Financial Services Group
120
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$43.4M -$15.3M -321,905 -26%
PMG
121
Private Management Group
California
$42.6M -$6.39K -134 -0%
KeyBank National Association
122
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$42.4M -$5.53M -116,068 -11%
PI
123
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$42.2M -$5.42M -113,718 -11%
Lazard Asset Management
124
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$40.2M +$10.1M +210,865 +33%
UIM
125
USS Investment Management
United Kingdom
$38.5M – – –
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MET Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

1,046 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MetLife (MET) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $42.7B — down 5% from $44.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 94 funds opened new MET positions and 73 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 393 added to existing stakes and 418 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $3.56B. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $587M.

  • 1,046 institutional investors held MetLife (MET) as of Q1 2017, up from 1,037 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $42.7B of MetLife stock for Q1 2017, down 5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 94 funds opened new MetLife positions in Q1 2017 and 73 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest MetLife buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $3.56B added.
  • The largest MetLife seller in Q1 2017 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $587M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.