MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
350 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.05B invested in MarketAxess Holdings in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 69 funds opening new positions, 119 increasing their positions, 101 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.
300% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 8 (+6)
123% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 69 | Existing positions closed: 31
20% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.73B → $8.05B (+$1.32B)
18% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 119 | Existing positions reduced: 101
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 312 → 350 (+38)
1.02% more ownership
Funds ownership: 100.36% → 101.38% (+1%)
81% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.18M | Put options by funds: $11.5M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$90.6M |
| 2 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$69.5M |
| 3 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$37.3M |
| 4 |
CTA
Carillon Tower Advisers
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$31.1M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$27M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$57.5M |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$46.6M |
| 3 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$38M |
| 4 |
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$25.4M |
| 5 |
BAM
Burgundy Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$20.4M |
MKTX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
350 of the 4,505 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MarketAxess Holdings (MKTX) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $8.05B — up 20% from $6.73B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 69 funds opened new MKTX positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 38 holders — while 119 added to existing stakes and 101 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $90.6M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $57.5M.
- 350 institutional investors held MarketAxess Holdings (MKTX) as of Q4 2018, up from 312 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $8.05B of MarketAxess Holdings stock for Q4 2018, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 69 funds opened new MarketAxess Holdings positions in Q4 2018 and 31 closed out, a net change of +38 holders.
- The largest MarketAxess Holdings buyer in Q4 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $90.6M added.
- The largest MarketAxess Holdings seller in Q4 2018 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $57.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.