Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
140 hedge funds and large institutions have $559M invested in Merit Medical Systems in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
485% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.61M | Put options by funds: $275K
26% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 46
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $509M → $559M (+$50M)
7% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 14
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 139 → 140 (+1)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$15.8M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$4.8M |
| 3 |
RCMC
RK Capital Management (Colorado)
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$3.38M |
| 4 |
Natixis Advisors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.87M |
| 5 |
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.75M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EIG
EdgePoint Investment Group
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$9.85M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$6.47M |
| 3 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$2.51M |
| 4 |
GTC
Ghost Tree Capital
New York
|
-$2.5M |
| 5 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$2.05M |
MMSI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
140 of the 3,491 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Merit Medical Systems (MMSI) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $559M — up 9.8% from $509M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new MMSI positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 58 added to existing stakes and 46 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $15.8M. The largest seller was EdgePoint Investment Group, cutting an estimated $9.85M.
- 140 institutional investors held Merit Medical Systems (MMSI) as of Q2 2014, up from 139 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $559M of Merit Medical Systems stock for Q2 2014, up 9.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new Merit Medical Systems positions in Q2 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Merit Medical Systems buyer in Q2 2014 was Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, an estimated $15.8M added.
- The largest Merit Medical Systems seller in Q2 2014 was EdgePoint Investment Group, an estimated $9.85M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.