Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
244 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.45B invested in Merit Medical Systems in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 82 increasing their positions, 90 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.14B → $2.45B (+$308M)
0.86% more ownership
Funds ownership: 94.16% → 95.01% (+0.86%)
3% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 30
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 82 | Existing positions reduced: 90
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 247 → 244 (-3)
74% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $757K | Put options by funds: $2.87M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$41.4M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$34.6M |
| 3 |
PHS
PFM Health Sciences
San Francisco,
California
|
+$29.7M |
| 4 |
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$19.4M |
| 5 |
RI
Redwood Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$16.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ACB
Aristotle Capital Boston
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$21.5M |
| 2 |
TA
Teachers Advisors
New York
|
-$21.4M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$13.8M |
| 4 |
CRCP
Copper Rock Capital Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$12M |
| 5 |
PCM
Peregrine Capital Management
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$11M |
MMSI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
244 of the 4,385 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Merit Medical Systems (MMSI) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $2.45B — up 14% from $2.14B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 30 funds closed out of MMSI and 29 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 90 trimmed existing stakes and 82 added.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $41.4M. The largest seller was Aristotle Capital Boston, cutting an estimated $21.5M.
- 244 institutional investors held Merit Medical Systems (MMSI) as of Q2 2018, down from 247 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $2.45B of Merit Medical Systems stock for Q2 2018, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 29 funds opened new Merit Medical Systems positions in Q2 2018 and 30 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Merit Medical Systems buyer in Q2 2018 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $41.4M added.
- The largest Merit Medical Systems seller in Q2 2018 was Aristotle Capital Boston, an estimated $21.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.