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Manulife Financial
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339 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.7B invested in Manulife Financial in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 98 increasing their positions, 102 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

86% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 28

7% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 29 → 31 (+2)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 319 → 339 (+20)

1.66% more ownership

Funds ownership: 48.03% → 49.69% (+1.7%)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $17.2B → $17.7B (+$474M)

2% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $37.6M | Put options by funds: $38.2M

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 98 | Existing positions reduced: 102

Holders
339
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+6.27%
% of All Funds
9.04%
Holding in Top 10
31
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+6.9%
% of All Funds
0.83%
New
52
Increased
98
Reduced
102
Closed
28
Calls
$37.6M
Puts
$38.2M
Net Calls
-$663K
Net Calls Change
-$60.6M

Top Buyers

1
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$135M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$114M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$104M
4
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$72M
5
TD Asset Management
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$53.6M

Top Sellers

1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$77.7M
2
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$35.6M
3
CIBC Asset Management
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$23M
4
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$20.9M
5
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
-$17.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LM
51
Lincluden Management
Ontario, Canada
$30.7M -$98.5K -5,205 -0.3%
NEI
52
Northwest & Ethical Investments
Ontario, Canada
$29.7M -$282K -14,900 -1%
SCCM
53
Schafer Cullen Capital Management
New York
$29.3M -$11M -579,367 -27%
HCM
54
Heathbridge Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$26M +$161K +8,500 +0.6%
Northern Trust
55
Northern Trust
Illinois
$25.9M +$4.91M +259,351 +24%
Wells Fargo
56
Wells Fargo
California
$25.5M -$416K -21,996 -2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
57
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$24.7M +$7.13M +376,475 +41%
HGI
58
Hansberger Growth Investors
Wisconsin
$22.9M +$22.7M +1,199,720 New
Aviva
59
Aviva
United Kingdom
$22.4M +$109K +5,754 +0.5%
Goldman Sachs
60
Goldman Sachs
New York
$21.8M -$4.98M -263,159 -19%
DMIC
61
Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel
British Columbia, Canada
$21.4M – – –
Credit Agricole
62
Credit Agricole
France
$20.6M -$6.54M -345,405 -23%
OTPPB
63
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario, Canada
$19.1M -$6.29M -332,161 -25%
JAM
64
JCIC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$19.1M +$229K +12,100 +1%
PP
65
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$18.9M – – –
AQR Capital Management
66
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$18.6M +$17.4M +920,154 +1,773%
Bank of America
67
Bank of America
North Carolina
$18.1M +$1.1M +57,936 +6%
HSBC Holdings
68
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$18M +$370K +19,541 +2%
JP Morgan Chase
69
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$17.4M +$4.17M +220,333 +32%
ALA
70
Atherton Lane Advisers
California
$17M -$276K -14,606 -2%
UBS Group
71
UBS Group
Switzerland
$15.7M +$15.6M +822,557 New
Citigroup
72
Citigroup
New York
$15.7M +$676K +35,743 +5%
MTB
73
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$14.6M -$1.22M -64,300 -9%
TAM
74
Taylor Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$13.1M – – –
RG
75
Renaissance Group
Kentucky
$13M -$7.99K -422 -0.1%
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MFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

339 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Manulife Financial (MFC) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $17.7B — up 2.7% from $17.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new MFC positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 98 added to existing stakes and 102 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Montreal, adding an estimated $135M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, cutting an estimated $77.7M.

  • 339 institutional investors held Manulife Financial (MFC) as of Q4 2014, up from 319 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $17.7B of Manulife Financial stock for Q4 2014, up 2.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new Manulife Financial positions in Q4 2014 and 28 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest Manulife Financial buyer in Q4 2014 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $135M added.
  • The largest Manulife Financial seller in Q4 2014 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $77.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.