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Monster Beverage
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487 hedge funds and large institutions have $18B invested in Monster Beverage in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 135 increasing their positions, 230 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

31% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $289M | Put options by funds: $221M

15% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 48

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 483 → 487 (+4)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $20.8B → $18B (-$2.78B)

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 6 (-4)

41% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 135 | Existing positions reduced: 230

Holders
487
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+0.83%
% of All Funds
12.99%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-40%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
55
Increased
135
Reduced
230
Closed
48
Calls
$289M
Puts
$221M
Net Calls
+$68.3M
Net Calls Change
+$29.7M

Top Buyers

1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$75M
2
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
+$58M
3
DCP
DSM Capital Partners
Florida
+$54.5M
4
HCM
Hitchwood Capital Management
New York
+$46.7M
5
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
+$46.6M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$178M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$168M
3
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$121M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$59.8M
5
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$44.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HI
251
HBK Investments
Texas
$1.79M +$1.9M +73,248 New
ACPU
252
Arrowgrass Capital Partners (US)
Delaware
$1.78M +$1.89M +72,858 New
VIA
253
Virtus Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$1.78M +$1.89M +72,714 New
AAM
254
Auxier Asset Management
Oregon
$1.78M – – –
SMDAM
255
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$1.75M -$81.6K -3,144 -4%
RJFSA
256
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.68M +$75.1K +2,892 +4%
Jane Street
257
Jane Street
New York
$1.67M -$11.7M -452,580 -87%
BSPF
258
British Steel Pension Fund
United Kingdom
$1.67M +$180K +6,918 +11%
PGIM
259
Pacific Global Investment Management
California
$1.66M -$18.7K -720 -1%
DSAM
260
Dock Street Asset Management
Florida
$1.63M +$1.72M +66,414 New
ERSOT
261
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$1.6M – – –
CWM
262
Calamos Wealth Management
Illinois
$1.57M +$235K +9,036 +16%
ZIG
263
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$1.56M -$878K -33,816 -35%
TAF
264
Tredje AP-fonden
Sweden
$1.52M -$283K -10,902 -15%
SC
265
Saturna Capital
Washington
$1.5M – – –
M&T Bank
266
M&T Bank
New York
$1.49M -$136K -5,244 -8%
First Eagle Investment Management
267
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$1.47M – – –
NIMI
268
Natixis Investment Managers International
France
$1.45M +$1.54M +59,316 New
CPIM
269
Columbia Partners Investment Management
Virginia
$1.41M -$6.47M -249,390 -81%
DL
270
Delta Lloyd
Netherlands
$1.4M – – –
GIP
271
Granite Investment Partners
California
$1.39M +$1.47M +56,820 New
LMGAM
272
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.38M -$21.5K -828 -1%
SIM
273
Sentry Investment Management
Wisconsin
$1.31M -$208K -8,010 -13%
LSERS
274
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$1.26M -$93.4K -3,600 -7%
EGM
275
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$1.21M +$1.28M +49,482 New
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MNST Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

487 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Monster Beverage (MNST) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $18B — down 13% from $20.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new MNST positions and 48 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 135 added to existing stakes and 230 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $75M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $178M.

  • 487 institutional investors held Monster Beverage (MNST) as of Q3 2016, up from 483 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $18B of Monster Beverage stock for Q3 2016, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 55 funds opened new Monster Beverage positions in Q3 2016 and 48 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Monster Beverage buyer in Q3 2016 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $75M added.
  • The largest Monster Beverage seller in Q3 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $178M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.