Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
247 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.14B invested in Merit Medical Systems in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 82 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
189% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 19
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 214 → 247 (+33)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.05B → $2.14B (+$96.4M)
4% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 82 | Existing positions reduced: 79
1.34% less ownership
Funds ownership: 95.5% → 94.16% (-1.3%)
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
39% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $988K | Put options by funds: $1.63M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ACB
Aristotle Capital Boston
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$15.3M |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$8.77M |
| 3 |
PA
Perceptive Advisors
New York
|
+$7.74M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$7.26M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$6.79M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$31.2M |
| 2 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$17.5M |
| 3 |
PHS
PFM Health Sciences
San Francisco,
California
|
-$15.5M |
| 4 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$13.7M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$12.7M |
MMSI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
247 of the 4,373 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Merit Medical Systems (MMSI) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $2.14B — up 4.7% from $2.05B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new MMSI positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 36 holders — while 82 added to existing stakes and 79 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Aristotle Capital Boston, adding an estimated $15.3M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $31.2M.
- 247 institutional investors held Merit Medical Systems (MMSI) as of Q1 2018, up from 214 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $2.14B of Merit Medical Systems stock for Q1 2018, up 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 55 funds opened new Merit Medical Systems positions in Q1 2018 and 19 closed out, a net change of +36 holders.
- The largest Merit Medical Systems buyer in Q1 2018 was Aristotle Capital Boston, an estimated $15.3M added.
- The largest Merit Medical Systems seller in Q1 2018 was Millennium Management, an estimated $31.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.