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Morgan Stanley

803 hedge funds and large institutions have $50.7B invested in Morgan Stanley in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 79 funds opening new positions, 334 increasing their positions, 260 reducing their positions, and 80 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 334 | Existing positions reduced: 260

0.19% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.59%79.78% (+0.19%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 810803 (-7)

1% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 79 | Existing positions closed: 80

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $60.4B → $50.7B (-$9.69B)

36% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2818 (-10)

63% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $472M | Put options by funds: $1.26B

Holders
803
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-0.86%
% of All Funds
22.42%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
-10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-35.71%
% of All Funds
0.5%
New
79
Increased
334
Reduced
260
Closed
80
Calls
$472M
Puts
$1.26B
Net Calls
-$792M
Net Calls Change
-$98M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
26
Bank of America
North Carolina
$249M +$80.3M +2,205,021 +39%
Capital World Investors
27
Capital World Investors
California
$243M -$144M -3,961,090 -34%
WT
28
Wellcome Trust
United Kingdom
$233M +$14.6M +400,000 +6%
Fidelity International
29
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$226M -$64.4M -1,769,364 -20%
Ameriprise
30
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$200M -$15.2M -416,724 -6%
Legal & General Group
31
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$189M +$3.5M +96,110 +2%
AAMU
32
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$186M -$5.27M -144,731 -2%
TA
33
Teachers Advisors
New York
$179M +$34.3M +941,895 +20%
Winslow Capital Management
34
Winslow Capital Management
Minnesota
$174M -$134M -3,692,553 -40%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
35
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$173M -$1.97M -54,088 -1%
Wells Fargo
36
Wells Fargo
California
$169M -$5.39M -148,035 -3%
PI
37
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$168M +$57.7M +1,586,405 +42%
PP
38
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$162M +$9.34M +256,639 +5%
Royal Bank of Canada
39
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$155M +$8.65M +237,670 +5%
Massachusetts Financial Services
40
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$153M -$96.9M -2,662,953 -35%
Deutsche Bank
41
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$151M -$64.6M -1,776,100 -27%
JHIU
42
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$149M +$13.7M +375,509 +9%
EIP
43
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
$148M -$23M -631,087 -12%
CGM
44
Capital Growth Management
Massachusetts
$147M -$67.7M -1,860,000 -28%
Prudential Financial
45
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$143M +$80.7M +2,215,789 +95%
CCI
46
Columbus Circle Investors
$137M -$47M -1,292,601 -23%
UBS Group
47
UBS Group
Switzerland
$135M +$30.3M +831,877 +24%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
48
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$129M +$7.39M +202,912 +5%
AllianceBernstein
49
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$129M -$41.2M -1,130,754 -22%
NI
50
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$128M +$57.2M +1,571,100 +63%

MS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

803 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Morgan Stanley (MS) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $50.7B — down 16% from $60.4B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 80 funds closed out of MS and 79 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 260 trimmed existing stakes and 334 added.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $199M. The largest seller was Carmignac Gestion, exiting entirely with an estimated $381M sold.

  • 803 institutional investors held Morgan Stanley (MS) as of Q3 2015, down from 810 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $50.7B of Morgan Stanley stock for Q3 2015, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 79 funds opened new Morgan Stanley positions in Q3 2015 and 80 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Morgan Stanley buyer in Q3 2015 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $199M added.
  • The largest Morgan Stanley seller in Q3 2015 was Carmignac Gestion, an estimated $381M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.