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MarketAxess Holdings
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327 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.38B invested in MarketAxess Holdings in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 113 increasing their positions, 128 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

73% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.5M | Put options by funds: $3.18M

52% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 29

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)

28% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.97B → $6.38B (+$1.41B)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 318 → 327 (+9)

0.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 90.06% → 90.59% (+0.53%)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 113 | Existing positions reduced: 128

Holders
327
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+2.83%
% of All Funds
8.14%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
44
Increased
113
Reduced
128
Closed
29
Calls
$5.5M
Puts
$3.18M
Net Calls
+$2.31M
Net Calls Change
-$2.17M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$541M
2
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$146M
3
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$64.1M
4
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
+$31.1M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$24.4M

Top Sellers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$36.8M
2
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
-$36.2M
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$32.5M
4
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$29.1M
5
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
-$25.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$563M +$541M +2,982,691 +16,586%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$535M +$24.4M +134,735 +5%
Baillie Gifford & Co
3
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$491M -$7.08M -39,047 -1%
Capital World Investors
4
Capital World Investors
California
$275M +$146M +806,000 +122%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$236M -$36.8M -202,949 -14%
Neuberger Berman Group
6
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$192M -$2.47M -13,641 -1%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$184M +$4M +22,091 +2%
Primecap Management
8
Primecap Management
California
$180M – – –
Franklin Resources
9
Franklin Resources
California
$150M +$3.7M +20,391 +3%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
10
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$143M +$9.59M +52,903 +7%
JHIU
11
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$135M -$36.2M -199,941 -22%
Invesco
12
Invesco
Georgia
$121M -$7.95M -43,849 -6%
GKIM
13
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$112M -$2.1M -11,591 -2%
American Century Companies
14
American Century Companies
Missouri
$102M +$8.57M +47,254 +10%
VBA
15
Van Berkom & Associates
Quebec, Canada
$86.1M +$401K +2,210 +0.5%
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$83.9M +$2.49M +13,739 +3%
BAM
17
Burgundy Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$83.8M -$8.05M -44,413 -9%
Wellington Management Group
18
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$79.4M -$29.1M -160,401 -27%
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$78.9M +$4.08M +22,508 +6%
GA
20
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$75.3M -$336K -1,852 -0.5%
AAMU
21
AEGON Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$71.4M +$7.82M +43,155 +13%
Norges Bank
22
Norges Bank
Norway
$67.6M -$9.44M -52,105 -13%
Fidelity Investments
23
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$67.5M +$12M +66,040 +22%
Arrowstreet Capital
24
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$66.3M +$64.1M +353,396 New
AQR Capital Management
25
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$63.7M +$9.15M +50,467 +17%
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MKTX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

327 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MarketAxess Holdings (MKTX) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $6.38B — up 28% from $4.97B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new MKTX positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 113 added to existing stakes and 128 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $541M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $36.8M.

  • 327 institutional investors held MarketAxess Holdings (MKTX) as of Q1 2017, up from 318 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $6.38B of MarketAxess Holdings stock for Q1 2017, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new MarketAxess Holdings positions in Q1 2017 and 29 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest MarketAxess Holdings buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $541M added.
  • The largest MarketAxess Holdings seller in Q1 2017 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $36.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.