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Manulife Financial

496 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.7B invested in Manulife Financial in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 88 funds opening new positions, 145 increasing their positions, 145 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

69% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 88 | Existing positions closed: 52

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 464496 (+32)

0.97% more ownership

Funds ownership: 47.74%48.71% (+0.97%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 145 | Existing positions reduced: 145

20% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $17B → $13.7B (-$3.31B)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2114 (-7)

52% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $24.9M | Put options by funds: $52M

Holders
496
Holders Change
+32
Holders Change %
+6.9%
% of All Funds
11.05%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
-7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.31%
New
88
Increased
145
Reduced
145
Closed
52
Calls
$24.9M
Puts
$52M
Net Calls
-$27.1M
Net Calls Change
-$28M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.67B -$97.3M -6,134,892 -5%
Bank of Montreal
2
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.05B +$2.82M +177,689 +0.2%
CCM
3
Causeway Capital Management
California
$919M +$163M +10,263,079 +19%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$761M +$32.5M +2,051,563 +4%
TD Asset Management
5
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$691M -$23.8M -1,499,546 -3%
Mackenzie Financial
6
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$573M -$53.7M -3,388,072 -8%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
7
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$540M +$55.3M +3,489,810 +10%
JFL
8
Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd
Quebec, Canada
$532M +$83.7M +5,280,336 +16%
CIBC World Market
9
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$365M +$26.9M +1,695,802 +7%
1832 Asset Management
10
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$318M -$21.7M -1,368,201 -6%
CIBC Asset Management
11
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$304M -$6.29M -396,483 -2%
LBA
12
Letko, Brosseau & Associates
Quebec, Canada
$304M +$31.1M +1,964,748 +10%
EIG
13
EdgePoint Investment Group
Ontario, Canada
$292M +$262M +16,505,873 +403%
Canada Life
14
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$283M -$9.66M -609,499 -3%
Norges Bank
15
Norges Bank
Norway
$275M +$65.3M +4,121,037 +27%
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
16
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$229M -$339K -21,401 -0.1%
Bank of Nova Scotia
17
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$229M +$2.38M +149,872 +0.9%
Fidelity International
18
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$203M +$181M +11,438,252 +403%
Mawer Investment Management
19
Mawer Investment Management
Alberta, Canada
$159M -$53.8K -3,392 -0%
SC
20
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$147M -$25.4M -1,603,619 -13%
Wells Fargo
21
Wells Fargo
California
$147M -$27.6M -1,738,228 -14%
Toronto Dominion Bank
22
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$123M -$15.4M -968,247 -10%
UIM
23
USS Investment Management
United Kingdom
$111M
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
24
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$106M +$17.4M +1,100,149 +17%
Legal & General Group
25
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$105M +$384K +24,235 +0.3%

MFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

496 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Manulife Financial (MFC) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $13.7B — down 20% from $17B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 88 funds opened new MFC positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 36 holders — while 145 added to existing stakes and 145 trimmed.

The largest buyer was EdgePoint Investment Group, adding an estimated $262M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $97.3M.

  • 496 institutional investors held Manulife Financial (MFC) as of Q4 2018, up from 464 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $13.7B of Manulife Financial stock for Q4 2018, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 88 funds opened new Manulife Financial positions in Q4 2018 and 52 closed out, a net change of +36 holders.
  • The largest Manulife Financial buyer in Q4 2018 was EdgePoint Investment Group, an estimated $262M added.
  • The largest Manulife Financial seller in Q4 2018 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $97.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.