Manulife Financial
470 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.7B invested in Manulife Financial in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 74 funds opening new positions, 143 increasing their positions, 121 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 74 | Existing positions closed: 37
18% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 143 | Existing positions reduced: 121
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $17.4B → $19.7B (+$2.31B)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 441 → 470 (+29)
5% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 21 → 22 (+1)
1.48% more ownership
Funds ownership: 48.09% → 49.57% (+1.5%)
29% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $63.9M | Put options by funds: $89.8M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity International
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
+$359M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$153M |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$84.3M |
| 4 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$77.9M |
| 5 |
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto, Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$67.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
-$90M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$68.6M |
| 3 |
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
|
-$67.3M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$61.6M |
| 5 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$58.4M |
MFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
470 of the 5,092 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Manulife Financial (MFC) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $19.7B — up 13% from $17.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 74 funds opened new MFC positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 37 holders — while 143 added to existing stakes and 121 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity International, adding an estimated $359M. The largest seller was Prudential plc, cutting an estimated $90M.
- 470 institutional investors held Manulife Financial (MFC) as of Q4 2019, up from 441 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $19.7B of Manulife Financial stock for Q4 2019, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 74 funds opened new Manulife Financial positions in Q4 2019 and 37 closed out, a net change of +37 holders.
- The largest Manulife Financial buyer in Q4 2019 was Fidelity International, an estimated $359M added.
- The largest Manulife Financial seller in Q4 2019 was Prudential plc, an estimated $90M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.