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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
Massachusetts Financial Services
26
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$136M +$46.6M +1,796,220 +48%
TG
27
TCW Group
California
$130M -$7.19M -276,996 -5%
MC
28
Montag & Caldwell
Georgia
$123M +$19M +731,880 +17%
Goldman Sachs
29
Goldman Sachs
New York
$116M +$10M +385,560 +9%
T. Rowe Price Associates
30
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$109M -$10.1M -387,660 -8%
TA
31
Teachers Advisors
New York
$105M -$18.9M -728,988 -14%
Victory Capital Management
32
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$104M -$32.2M -1,240,176 -23%
Citadel Advisors
33
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$103M +$75M +2,888,802 +219%
Legal & General Group
34
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$86.7M -$5.81M -223,830 -6%
Schroder Investment Management Group
35
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$86.1M +$7.87M +303,276 +9%
T
36
TOBAM
France
$85.4M +$10.8M +415,272 +14%
Allianz Asset Management
37
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$76.6M -$744K -28,680 -0.9%
UBS AM
38
UBS AM
Illinois
$76.4M +$28.7M +1,105,470 +55%
GC
39
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$73.4M -$6.95M -267,690 -8%
Morgan Stanley
40
Morgan Stanley
New York
$73.1M -$178M -6,855,348 -70%
USAA
41
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$67.5M -$1.17M -45,012 -2%
PI
42
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$66.7M -$1.06M -40,986 -1%
Balyasny Asset Management
43
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$65.6M +$58M +2,232,864 +498%
Two Sigma Investments
44
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$61.7M +$38.2M +1,469,946 +140%
FCM
45
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$56.9M -$1.12M -43,284 -2%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
46
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$56.5M -$1.4M -53,934 -2%
Charles Schwab
47
Charles Schwab
California
$56.2M -$2.59M -99,702 -4%
Natixis Advisors
48
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$54.2M +$3.12M +120,054 +6%
Swiss National Bank
49
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$54.2M -$654K -25,200 -1%
HCM
50
Holland Capital Management
Illinois
$53.5M -$5.74M -221,214 -9%
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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.