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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
Royal Bank of Canada
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.28B +$104M +5,476,196 +5%
Bank of Montreal
2
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.37B +$135M +7,142,977 +11%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.25B +$114M +6,034,399 +10%
TD Asset Management
4
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.18B +$53.6M +2,831,826 +5%
IGIM
5
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$1.09B -$13.4M -706,832 -1%
Bank of Nova Scotia
6
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$935M +$761K +40,200 +0.1%
CIBC World Market
7
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$676M +$6.66M +351,683 +1%
JFL
8
Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd
Quebec, Canada
$634M +$5.62M +296,968 +0.9%
BGC
9
Beutel, Goodman & Co
Ontario, Canada
$567M +$2.9M +153,170 +0.5%
Toronto Dominion Bank
10
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$561M -$17.4M -920,287 -3%
1832 Asset Management
11
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$539M +$72M +3,802,545 +16%
CIBC Asset Management
12
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$515M -$23M -1,215,057 -4%
Canada Life
13
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$458M +$16.4M +867,137 +4%
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
14
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$397M +$4.94M +261,127 +1%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
15
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$382M +$40M +2,111,793 +12%
LBA
16
Letko, Brosseau & Associates
Quebec, Canada
$361M -$4.36M -230,525 -1%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
17
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$316M -$16.6M -878,311 -5%
GCC
18
Guardian Capital (Canada)
Ontario, Canada
$298M -$4.38M -231,609 -1%
GMI
19
Greystone Managed Investments
Saskatchewan, Canada
$214M +$1.55M +81,938 +0.7%
Invesco
20
Invesco
Georgia
$201M -$799K -42,224 -0.4%
Mackenzie Financial
21
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$187M +$4.63M +244,800 +3%
TCM
22
Tetrem Capital Management
Manitoba, Canada
$176M -$831K -43,898 -0.5%
Mawer Investment Management
23
Mawer Investment Management
Alberta, Canada
$169M -$15.2M -802,266 -9%
Allianz Asset Management
24
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$166M -$1.73M -91,429 -1%
Legal & General Group
25
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$135M -$7.26M -383,463 -5%
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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.