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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
CPS
101
Counsel Portfolio Services
Ontario, Canada
$4.58M +$742K +39,200 +20%
GWI
102
Grace & White Inc
New York
$4.53M – – –
BMCMI
103
Bryn Mawr Capital Management Inc
Pennsylvania
$4.35M +$4.31M +227,750 New
BAPIM
104
British Airways Pensions Investment Management
United Kingdom
$4M +$3.97M +209,750 New
BTS
105
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$3.94M -$36.4K -1,922 -9%
SCM
106
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$3.75M +$975K +51,531 +36%
KJHP
107
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Ontario, Canada
$3.54M +$946K +50,000 +37%
Comerica Bank
108
Comerica Bank
Texas
$3.52M +$1.75M +92,379 +100%
AIM
109
Acuity Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$3.46M +$286K +15,121 +9%
LAM
110
Lingohr Asset Management
Germany
$3.45M -$2.95M -156,000 -47%
BNP Paribas Asset Management
111
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$3.37M -$445K -23,490 -12%
WAMC
112
Western Asset Management Company
California
$3.12M +$1.52M +80,500 +97%
CA
113
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$3.11M +$2.26M +119,371 +273%
Macquarie Group
114
Macquarie Group
Australia
$3.02M -$1.14M -60,000 -27%
Commonwealth Equity Services
115
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.94M +$791K +41,817 +37%
CS
116
Credential Securities
$2.92M +$194K +10,266 +7%
UCFA
117
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$2.69M +$1.33M +70,058 +99%
GCAC
118
Guardian Capital Advisors (Canada)
Ontario, Canada
$2.69M +$102K +5,410 +4%
LG
119
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
$2.64M +$2.62M +138,348 New
KFA
120
Kelleher Financial Advisors
New York
$2.49M +$73.8K +3,900 +3%
PI
121
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$2.36M +$114K +6,033 +5%
BCM
122
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$2.29M +$2.27M +120,000 New
PPA
123
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.11M +$216K +11,429 +12%
US Bancorp
124
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2.09M -$60K -3,171 -3%
FBP
125
Flippin Bruce & Porter
Virginia
$2.05M +$36K +1,900 +2%
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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.