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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
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$3.62B +$3.56B +74,585,626 +3,323%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$3.45B +$101M +2,115,246 +3%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$2.59B +$36.4M +763,974 +1%
Wellington Management Group
4
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$2.3B -$112M -2,359,221 -5%
Dodge & Cox
5
Dodge & Cox
California
$2.16B -$13.4M -280,458 -0.6%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.6B -$112M -2,344,789 -6%
T. Rowe Price Associates
7
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.57B +$65.9M +1,382,961 +4%
Franklin Resources
8
Franklin Resources
California
$1.34B +$8.6M +180,465 +0.6%
JP Morgan Chase
9
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.32B -$587M -12,308,273 -30%
Massachusetts Financial Services
10
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.32B -$15.7M -329,133 -1%
Fidelity Investments
11
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.13B -$151M -3,172,313 -12%
Bank of New York Mellon
12
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$702M -$9.72M -203,973 -1%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$626M -$5.91M -123,895 -0.9%
Ameriprise
14
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$577M +$5.07M +106,446 +0.9%
Geode Capital Management
15
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$541M +$35.6M +746,038 +7%
ClearBridge Investments
16
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$520M -$9.83M -206,097 -2%
Goldman Sachs
17
Goldman Sachs
New York
$504M +$57.1M +1,197,324 +13%
Morgan Stanley
18
Morgan Stanley
New York
$420M +$21.6M +453,404 +5%
Invesco
19
Invesco
Georgia
$418M -$29.9M -627,935 -7%
Deutsche Bank
20
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$381M -$10.3M -216,309 -3%
American Century Companies
21
American Century Companies
Missouri
$378M -$10.1M -210,818 -3%
Diamond Hill Capital Management
22
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
$361M +$50.8M +1,066,049 +16%
Wells Fargo
23
Wells Fargo
California
$344M +$39.3M +824,084 +13%
Norges Bank
24
Norges Bank
Norway
$334M +$16.4M +344,777 +5%
Capital Research Global Investors
25
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$312M +$246K +5,165 +0.1%
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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.