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Morgan Stanley

745 hedge funds and large institutions have $41.7B invested in Morgan Stanley in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 68 funds opening new positions, 263 increasing their positions, 300 reducing their positions, and 84 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1418 (+4)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $38.9B → $41.7B (+$2.86B)

2.62% more ownership

Funds ownership: 80.4%83.02% (+2.6%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 765745 (-20)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 263 | Existing positions reduced: 300

19% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 68 | Existing positions closed: 84

50% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $653M | Put options by funds: $1.32B

Holders
745
Holders Change
-20
Holders Change %
-2.61%
% of All Funds
19.88%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+28.57%
% of All Funds
0.48%
New
68
Increased
263
Reduced
300
Closed
84
Calls
$653M
Puts
$1.32B
Net Calls
-$663M
Net Calls Change
-$142M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MMPW
551
Mitchell McLeod Pugh & Williams
Alabama
$328K
MFW
552
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$328K +$201K +7,704 +157%
NFG
553
Next Financial Group
Texas
$325K +$68.8K +2,632 +27%
TP
554
Truvvo Partners
New York
$325K +$327K +12,500 New
Mariner
555
Mariner
Kansas
$322K +$325K +12,410 New
SAM
556
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$319K -$1.94K -74 -0.6%
NIMI
557
Natixis Investment Managers International
France
$316K -$57K -2,180 -15%
BDF
558
Balasa Dinverno & Foltz
$311K -$2.9K -111 -0.9%
NFA
559
Nuveen Fund Advisors
Illinois
$311K +$313K +11,958 New
OIA
560
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$305K +$26 +1 +0%
Jones Financial Companies
561
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$304K -$340 -13 -0.1%
SLF
562
Sun Life Financial
Ontario, Canada
$301K -$188K -7,182 -38%
TU
563
TDAM USA
Ontario, Canada
$300K -$426K -16,289 -58%
MGIA
564
Moneta Group Investment Advisors
Missouri
$286K
IP
565
Interval Partners
New York
$286K +$288K +11,000 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
566
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$280K -$102K -3,885 -26%
SC
567
Savant Capital
Illinois
$270K +$6.96K +266 +3%
EA
568
Euclid Advisors
Connecticut
$270K +$271K +10,380 New
SCM
569
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$268K
ECM
570
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$268K +$270K +10,333 New
BCM
571
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$266K +$252K +9,641 +1,607%
KWMG
572
King Wealth Management Group
Florida
$265K
SRC
573
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$262K
AIA
574
Affinity Investment Advisors
California
$255K -$10.3M -392,447 -98%
WT
575
Whittier Trust
California
$254K

MS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

745 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Morgan Stanley (MS) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $41.7B — up 7.4% from $38.9B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 84 funds closed out of MS and 68 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 300 trimmed existing stakes and 263 added.

The largest buyer was ValueAct Holdings, opening a new position worth an estimated $994M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $342M.

  • 745 institutional investors held Morgan Stanley (MS) as of Q2 2016, down from 765 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $41.7B of Morgan Stanley stock for Q2 2016, up 7.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 68 funds opened new Morgan Stanley positions in Q2 2016 and 84 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
  • The largest Morgan Stanley buyer in Q2 2016 was ValueAct Holdings, an estimated $994M added.
  • The largest Morgan Stanley seller in Q2 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $342M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.