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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
VRS
101
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$799K +$753K +37,100 New
CMBA
102
C.M. Bidwell & Associates
Hawaii
$793K +$498K +24,530 +200%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
103
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$726K – – –
SCA
104
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
$721K -$104K -5,107 -13%
MLICM
105
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$695K -$33.8K -1,665 -5%
FA
106
Friess Associates
Delaware
$689K +$650K +32,000 New
Tudor Investment Corp
107
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$688K +$24.4K +1,204 +4%
AIG
108
American International Group
New York
$671K -$23.3K -1,149 -4%
VIA
109
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$670K +$29.3K +1,443 +5%
SIM
110
Spark Investment Management
New York
$644K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
111
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$560K – – –
CONA
112
Capital One National Association
New York
$508K +$478K +23,562 New
LI
113
LMCG Investments
Massachusetts
$499K +$470K +23,158 New
UBS AM
114
UBS AM
Illinois
$495K +$12.2K +600 +3%
GC
115
Globeflex Capital
California
$479K -$284 -14 -0.1%
GAM
116
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$469K +$198K +9,769 +81%
UFF
117
USA Financial Formulas
Michigan
$461K +$434K +21,379 New
LSERS
118
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$420K +$8.12K +400 +2%
Asset Management One
119
Asset Management One
Japan
$384K – – –
CAM
120
ClariVest Asset Management
California
$375K +$15.4K +757 +5%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
121
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$368K +$22.3K +1,100 +7%
William Blair & Company
122
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$331K – – –
T. Rowe Price Associates
123
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$325K – – –
HIM
124
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$318K +$259K +12,750 +638%
LCM
125
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$318K +$299K +14,754 New
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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.