Monster Beverage
MNST
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.
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
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$178M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$168M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$121M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$59.8M |
| 5 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$44.3M |
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.