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1,084 hedge funds and large institutions have $40.9B invested in MetLife in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 160 funds opening new positions, 370 increasing their positions, 409 reducing their positions, and 54 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

196% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 160 | Existing positions closed: 54

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 985 → 1,084 (+99)

0.5% more ownership

Funds ownership: 76.42% → 76.92% (+0.5%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $42.1B → $40.9B (-$1.19B)

4% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $709M | Put options by funds: $735M

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 370 | Existing positions reduced: 409

46% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 24 → 13 (-11)

Holders
1,084
Holders Change
+99
Holders Change %
+10.05%
% of All Funds
24.59%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
-11
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-45.83%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
160
Increased
370
Reduced
409
Closed
54
Calls
$709M
Puts
$735M
Net Calls
-$26.4M
Net Calls Change
-$174M

Top Buyers

1
SSM
Sound Shore Management
Connecticut
+$187M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$167M
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$165M
4
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
+$123M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$57.8M

Top Sellers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$249M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$244M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$133M
4
NFA
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
-$72.1M
5
NIMC
NWQ Investment Management Company
California
-$56M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PA
201
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$14M -$742K -14,083 -5%
ACI
202
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$13.5M -$1.13M -21,430 -7%
FWCM
203
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$13.5M +$153K +2,908 +1%
ACM
204
Argent Capital Management
Missouri
$13.5M -$15.3K -290 -0.1%
Millennium Management
205
Millennium Management
New York
$13.3M +$5.14M +97,612 +59%
QIM
206
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$13.2M -$27.9M -530,400 -67%
CBOA
207
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
$13M -$358K -6,804 -3%
Schroder Investment Management Group
208
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$13M -$7.62M -144,570 -36%
Citadel Advisors
209
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$12.8M +$12.5M +236,510 +1,365%
PP
210
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$12.7M +$10.5M +199,658 +381%
AIA
211
Avalon Investment & Advisory
Texas
$12.5M -$1.29M -24,535 -9%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
212
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$12.5M -$15.8M -300,720 -55%
OPERF
213
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$12.5M -$385K -7,306 -3%
FAF
214
Fjarde Ap-fonden
Sweden
$12.5M +$1.99M +37,813 +18%
SLAM
215
Swiss Life Asset Management
$12.4M +$1.36M +25,793 +12%
SFM
216
Stack Financial Management
Montana
$12.3M -$228K -4,321 -2%
NMIMC
217
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Wisconsin
$12M -$32.1K -609 -0.3%
BNP Paribas Asset Management
218
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$11.8M -$691K -13,123 -5%
Envestnet Asset Management
219
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$11.8M +$2.86M +54,367 +30%
RIL
220
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$11.8M -$231K -4,382 -2%
GW
221
GW & Wade
Massachusetts
$11.4M +$194K +3,688 +2%
ZIC
222
ZWJ Investment Counsel
Georgia
$11.4M -$1.71M -32,506 -13%
HIMCH
223
Hartford Investment Management Co (HIMCO)
Connecticut
$11.3M -$570K -10,829 -5%
11A
224
10-15 Associates
New York
$11.3M +$38.4K +729 +0.3%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
225
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$11.3M +$7.04M +133,722 +149%
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MET Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

1,084 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MetLife (MET) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $40.9B — down 2.8% from $42.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 160 funds opened new MET positions and 54 closed out — a net gain of 106 holders — while 370 added to existing stakes and 409 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Sound Shore Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $187M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $249M.

  • 1,084 institutional investors held MetLife (MET) as of Q4 2017, up from 985 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $40.9B of MetLife stock for Q4 2017, down 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 160 funds opened new MetLife positions in Q4 2017 and 54 closed out, a net change of +106 holders.
  • The largest MetLife buyer in Q4 2017 was Sound Shore Management, an estimated $187M added.
  • The largest MetLife seller in Q4 2017 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $249M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.