Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
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.
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)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$16.3M |
| 2 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$14.3M |
| 3 |
TAM
THB Asset Management
Norwalk,
Connecticut
|
+$7.75M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$7.11M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$6.28M |
Top Sellers
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SAM
176
Symphony Asset Management
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$529K | -27,501 | Closed |
|
|
OAM
177
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
| – | -$474K | -24,647 | Closed |
|
|
SCM
178
Sio Capital Management
New York
| – | -$467K | -24,235 | Closed |
|
|
AL
179
Airain Ltd
St. Peter Port,
Guernsey
| – | -$417K | -21,664 | Closed |
|
|
QSS
180
Quantitative Systematic Strategies
Ponte Vedra Beach,
Florida
| – | -$400K | -20,779 | Closed |
|
|
CSS
181
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$379K | -19,706 | Closed |
|
182
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
| – | -$271K | -14,407 | Closed |
|
|
SCM
183
Stonebridge Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
| – | -$274K | -14,225 | Closed |
|
|
QT
184
Quantbot Technologies
New York
| – | -$210K | -10,916 | Closed |
|
|
GMIM
185
General Motors Investment Management
New York
| – | -$201K | -10,425 | Closed |
|
186
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$1K | -62 | Closed |
|
187
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$1.03K | -51 | Closed |
|
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.