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Merit Medical Systems
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252 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.28B invested in Merit Medical Systems in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 97 increasing their positions, 89 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 20

34% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.45B → $3.28B (+$830M)

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 244 → 252 (+8)

2.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 95.01% → 97.61% (+2.6%)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 97 | Existing positions reduced: 89

61% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.26M | Put options by funds: $5.83M

Holders
252
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+3.28%
% of All Funds
5.76%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
30
Increased
97
Reduced
89
Closed
20
Calls
$2.26M
Puts
$5.83M
Net Calls
-$3.57M
Net Calls Change
-$1.46M

Top Buyers

1
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
+$69.9M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$62M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$54M
4
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
+$45.4M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$30M

Top Sellers

1
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
-$12.8M
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$9.49M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$7.46M
4
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$7.29M
5
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$7.29M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$491M +$54M +939,589 +13%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$325M +$30M +522,994 +11%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$127M -$9.49M -165,128 -7%
Wellington Management Group
4
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$127M +$62M +1,079,524 +110%
EAM
5
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$126M +$1.14M +19,863 +1%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$106M +$10.3M +179,922 +12%
PHS
7
PFM Health Sciences
California
$82.8M -$6.24M -108,653 -7%
Point72 Asset Management
8
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$82.7M +$69.9M +1,217,352 +950%
Janus Henderson Group
9
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$75.9M -$222K -3,858 -0.3%
Macquarie Group
10
Macquarie Group
Australia
$67.8M +$1.38M +24,083 +2%
CTA
11
Carillon Tower Advisers
Florida
$65.7M – – –
PA
12
Perceptive Advisors
New York
$61.1M -$5.04M -87,815 -8%
Invesco
13
Invesco
Georgia
$61M +$28.9M +502,777 +103%
Ameriprise
14
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$54.8M +$57.6K +1,002 +0.1%
FCM
15
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$54.5M -$1.73M -30,146 -3%
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$50.8M +$2.71M +47,176 +6%
VOYA Investment Management
17
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$49.7M -$12.8M -223,565 -22%
WRF
18
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$48.6M +$45.4M +790,897 New
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$45M +$3.85M +67,077 +10%
Rockefeller Capital Management
20
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$44.3M -$780K -13,574 -2%
Wells Fargo
21
Wells Fargo
California
$38.9M +$1.77M +30,834 +5%
Norges Bank
22
Norges Bank
Norway
$37.6M +$1.85M +32,183 +6%
Fidelity Investments
23
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$36.5M -$621K -10,808 -2%
Geode Capital Management
24
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$34.5M +$4.06M +70,616 +14%
RCAMU
25
Rothschild & Co Asset Management US
Connecticut
$33.8M -$712K -12,389 -2%
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MMSI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

252 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Merit Medical Systems (MMSI) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $3.28B — up 34% from $2.45B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new MMSI positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 97 added to existing stakes and 89 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Point72 Asset Management, adding an estimated $69.9M. The largest seller was VOYA Investment Management, cutting an estimated $12.8M.

  • 252 institutional investors held Merit Medical Systems (MMSI) as of Q3 2018, up from 244 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $3.28B of Merit Medical Systems stock for Q3 2018, up 34% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new Merit Medical Systems positions in Q3 2018 and 20 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Merit Medical Systems buyer in Q3 2018 was Point72 Asset Management, an estimated $69.9M added.
  • The largest Merit Medical Systems seller in Q3 2018 was VOYA Investment Management, an estimated $12.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.