MetLife
1,009 hedge funds and large institutions have $30.7B invested in MetLife in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 123 funds opening new positions, 281 increasing their positions, 467 reducing their positions, and 118 closing their positions.
8% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 14 (+1)
4% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 123 | Existing positions closed: 118
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,011 → 1,009 (-2)
7% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $372M | Put options by funds: $400M
2.7% less ownership
Funds ownership: 77.5% → 74.79% (-2.7%)
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $36B → $30.7B (-$5.38B)
40% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 281 | Existing positions reduced: 467
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DZ Bank
Frankfurt Am Main,
Germany
|
+$104M |
| 2 |
JIM
Jupiter Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$95.9M |
| 3 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$52.4M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$48M |
| 5 |
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$47.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$463M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$255M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$180M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$128M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$118M |
MET Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
1,009 of the 4,505 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MetLife (MET) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $30.7B — down 15% from $36B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 123 funds opened new MET positions and 118 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 281 added to existing stakes and 467 trimmed.
The largest buyer was DZ Bank, adding an estimated $104M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $463M.
- 1,009 institutional investors held MetLife (MET) as of Q4 2018, down from 1,011 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $30.7B of MetLife stock for Q4 2018, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 123 funds opened new MetLife positions in Q4 2018 and 118 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest MetLife buyer in Q4 2018 was DZ Bank, an estimated $104M added.
- The largest MetLife seller in Q4 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $463M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.