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Merit Medical Systems
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220 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.96B invested in Merit Medical Systems in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 80 increasing their positions, 78 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 20

63% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $832K | Put options by funds: $512K

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.72B → $1.96B (+$238M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 202 → 220 (+18)

1.5% more ownership

Funds ownership: 90.77% → 92.27% (+1.5%)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 80 | Existing positions reduced: 78

Holders
220
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+8.91%
% of All Funds
5.48%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
40
Increased
80
Reduced
78
Closed
20
Calls
$832K
Puts
$512K
Net Calls
+$320K
Net Calls Change
-$101K

Top Buyers

1
CRCP
Copper Rock Capital Partners
Massachusetts
+$27.9M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$16.8M
3
HCM
Hodges Capital Management
Texas
+$13.6M
4
PHS
PFM Health Sciences
California
+$13M
5
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
+$11.4M

Top Sellers

1
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$47M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$12M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$10.9M
4
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
-$10.3M
5
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
-$10.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ASRS
126
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$1.1M – – –
SCA
127
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
$1.07M +$1.02M +25,298 New
ARTA
128
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$1.03M -$197K -4,900 -17%
CEP
129
Chicago Equity Partners
Illinois
$1.03M +$977K +24,250 New
AP
130
AHL Partners
United Kingdom
$1.02M +$971K +24,090 New
LSERS
131
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$860K – – –
MERSOM
132
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$799K +$285K +7,070 +60%
Los Angeles Capital Management
133
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$783K +$363K +9,020 +95%
T. Rowe Price Associates
134
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$727K – – –
HI
135
HBK Investments
Texas
$726K +$340K +8,442 +97%
SAM
136
Symphony Asset Management
California
$684K -$44.9K -1,115 -6%
William Blair & Company
137
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$652K – – –
EGM
138
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$641K +$610K +15,138 New
SCM
139
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$594K +$565K +14,021 New
Balyasny Asset Management
140
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$562K -$626K -15,530 -54%
ERSOT
141
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$551K +$524K +13,000 New
FMT
142
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$550K -$102K -2,535 -16%
CGH
143
Crossmark Global Holdings
Texas
$541K +$515K +12,785 New
MSA
144
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$538K +$15.6K +386 +3%
TRSOTSOK
145
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$529K – – –
UBS Group
146
UBS Group
Switzerland
$522K +$222K +5,513 +81%
RJFSA
147
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$520K -$125K -3,097 -20%
O
148
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$502K -$105K -2,612 -18%
BCM
149
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
$479K +$193K +4,800 +74%
Royal Bank of Canada
150
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$469K +$28.9K +718 +7%
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MMSI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

220 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Merit Medical Systems (MMSI) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $1.96B — up 14% from $1.72B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new MMSI positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 80 added to existing stakes and 78 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Copper Rock Capital Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $27.9M. The largest seller was Frontier Capital Management, cutting an estimated $47M.

  • 220 institutional investors held Merit Medical Systems (MMSI) as of Q3 2017, up from 202 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.96B of Merit Medical Systems stock for Q3 2017, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new Merit Medical Systems positions in Q3 2017 and 20 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest Merit Medical Systems buyer in Q3 2017 was Copper Rock Capital Partners, an estimated $27.9M added.
  • The largest Merit Medical Systems seller in Q3 2017 was Frontier Capital Management, an estimated $47M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.