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Merit Medical Systems
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172 hedge funds and large institutions have $838M invested in Merit Medical Systems in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

743% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.05M | Put options by funds: $125K

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

93% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 15

65% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 46

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $729M → $838M (+$109M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 158 → 172 (+14)

Holders
172
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+8.86%
% of All Funds
4.63%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
29
Increased
76
Reduced
46
Closed
15
Calls
$1.05M
Puts
$125K
Net Calls
+$929K
Net Calls Change
+$948K

Top Buyers

1
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$16.3M
2
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
+$14.3M
3
TAM
THB Asset Management
Connecticut
+$7.75M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$7.11M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$6.28M

Top Sellers

1
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
-$32.1M
2
EIG
EdgePoint Investment Group
Ontario, Canada
-$23.6M
3
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$7.99M
4
EBIM
Eagle Boston Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$6.07M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$6.03M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AllianceBernstein
76
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.58M +$46.7K +2,300 +3%
TA
77
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.55M +$166K +8,177 +13%
MAM
78
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.52M +$95.8K +4,721 +7%
GH
79
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$1.5M -$207K -10,200 -13%
Bank of Nova Scotia
80
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$1.47M +$132K +6,518 +11%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
81
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$1.46M -$288K -14,200 -17%
Goldman Sachs
82
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.37M +$1.29M +63,466 New
Bank of Montreal
83
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.33M -$697K -34,330 -36%
RhumbLine Advisers
84
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.3M -$41.8K -2,060 -3%
Wells Fargo
85
Wells Fargo
California
$1.27M +$1.09M +53,863 +1,014%
First Trust Advisors
86
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.27M -$29K -1,428 -2%
AQR Capital Management
87
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.21M +$1.14M +56,351 New
Swiss National Bank
88
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.12M +$36.5K +1,800 +4%
BCM
89
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$1.05M +$10.1K +500 +1%
Victory Capital Management
90
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$1.03M +$338K +16,660 +53%
Arrowstreet Capital
91
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$1.03M +$972K +47,898 New
US Bancorp
92
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$992K -$6.17K -304 -0.7%
ARTA
93
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$986K -$187K -9,193 -17%
PAM
94
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$979K +$632K +31,155 +218%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
95
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$957K – – –
SO
96
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$924K +$871K +42,900 New
Allianz Asset Management
97
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$908K -$34.4K -1,695 -4%
HHC
98
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
$838K -$112K -5,500 -12%
TI
99
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$837K +$99.5K +4,900 +14%
TPSF
100
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$807K -$37.4K -1,841 -5%
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MMSI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

172 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Merit Medical Systems (MMSI) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $838M — up 15% from $729M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new MMSI positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 46 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Institutional Trust, adding an estimated $16.3M. The largest seller was Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $32.1M sold.

  • 172 institutional investors held Merit Medical Systems (MMSI) as of Q2 2015, up from 158 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $838M of Merit Medical Systems stock for Q2 2015, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Merit Medical Systems positions in Q2 2015 and 15 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Merit Medical Systems buyer in Q2 2015 was BlackRock Institutional Trust, an estimated $16.3M added.
  • The largest Merit Medical Systems seller in Q2 2015 was Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, an estimated $32.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.