Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
139 hedge funds and large institutions have $509M invested in Merit Medical Systems in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
729% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.43M | Put options by funds: $173K
12% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 17
4% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 47
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 138 → 139 (+1)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $555M → $509M (-$45.7M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$6.23M |
| 2 |
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$3.73M |
| 3 |
GTC
Ghost Tree Capital
New York
|
+$2.6M |
| 4 |
PAAMCP
Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company (PAAMCO)
Irvine,
California
|
+$2.52M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.75M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$6.46M |
| 2 |
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
St Louis,
Missouri
|
-$4.81M |
| 3 |
MHP
Manatuck Hill Partners
Westport,
Connecticut
|
-$2.75M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$2M |
| 5 |
CCM
Coe Capital Management
Highland Park,
Illinois
|
-$1.99M |
MMSI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
139 of the 3,475 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Merit Medical Systems (MMSI) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $509M — down 8.2% from $555M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new MMSI positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 47 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Millennium Management, adding an estimated $6.23M. The largest seller was Eagle Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.46M sold.
- 139 institutional investors held Merit Medical Systems (MMSI) as of Q1 2014, up from 138 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $509M of Merit Medical Systems stock for Q1 2014, down 8.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 19 funds opened new Merit Medical Systems positions in Q1 2014 and 17 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest Merit Medical Systems buyer in Q1 2014 was Millennium Management, an estimated $6.23M added.
- The largest Merit Medical Systems seller in Q1 2014 was Eagle Asset Management, an estimated $6.46M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.