MetLife
MET
1,026 hedge funds and large institutions have $36.5B invested in MetLife in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 95 funds opening new positions, 354 increasing their positions, 435 reducing their positions, and 142 closing their positions.
38% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 18 (+5)
28% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $496M | Put options by funds: $387M
0.24% less ownership
Funds ownership: 76.92% → 76.68% (-0.24%)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,084 → 1,026 (-58)
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $40.9B → $36.5B (-$4.44B)
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 354 | Existing positions reduced: 435
33% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 95 | Existing positions closed: 142
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$761M |
| 2 |
Dodge & Cox
San Francisco,
California
|
+$287M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$283M |
| 4 |
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Columbus,
Ohio
|
+$147M |
| 5 |
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
|
+$86.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$819M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$605M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$264M |
| 4 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$198M |
| 5 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$139M |
MET Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
1,026 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MetLife (MET) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $36.5B — down 11% from $40.9B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 142 funds closed out of MET and 95 opened new positions — a net loss of 47 holders — while 435 trimmed existing stakes and 354 added.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $761M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $819M.
- 1,026 institutional investors held MetLife (MET) as of Q1 2018, down from 1,084 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $36.5B of MetLife stock for Q1 2018, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 95 funds opened new MetLife positions in Q1 2018 and 142 closed out, a net change of -47 holders.
- The largest MetLife buyer in Q1 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $761M added.
- The largest MetLife seller in Q1 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $819M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.