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322 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.1B invested in MSCI in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 121 increasing their positions, 118 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

181% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $873K | Put options by funds: $311K

91% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 22

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 304322 (+18)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.92B → $7.1B (+$176M)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 121 | Existing positions reduced: 118

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 55 (0)

0.56% less ownership

Funds ownership: 95.96%95.4% (-0.56%)

Holders
322
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+5.92%
% of All Funds
8.59%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
42
Increased
121
Reduced
118
Closed
22
Calls
$873K
Puts
$311K
Net Calls
+$562K
Net Calls Change
+$5.06M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SM
251
Sciencast Management
New Jersey
$332K +$325K +4,300 New
WAM
252
World Asset Management
Michigan
$331K -$8.1K -107 -2%
Squarepoint
253
Squarepoint
New York
$324K -$757K -9,998 -70%
HIM
254
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$324K -$75.7K -1,000 -19%
CB
255
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$301K -$15.1K -200 -5%
CG
256
Cutler Group
California
$291K +$151K +1,999 +112%
NA
257
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
$290K -$1.97K -26 -0.7%
SSP
258
Sapphire Star Partners
Washington
$286K -$280K -3,697 -50%
US Bancorp
259
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$284K +$149K +1,971 +115%
QT
260
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$280K -$348K -4,605 -56%
SAM
261
Symphony Asset Management
California
$279K +$57.2K +756 +26%
PNC
262
Park National Corp
Ohio
$278K
First Manhattan
263
First Manhattan
New York
$277K
Balyasny Asset Management
264
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$239K -$676K -8,934 -74%
HIMCH
265
Hartford Investment Management Co (HIMCO)
Connecticut
$235K +$18.1K +239 +8%
IMAS
266
ID Management A/S
Denmark
$224K
BFM
267
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$220K +$215K +2,847 New
B
268
Barings
North Carolina
$216K
GCA
269
Gideon Capital Advisors
New York
$213K +$209K +2,767 New
CIM
270
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$208K
AAM
271
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$185K -$178K -2,346 -49%
SO
272
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$173K +$161K +2,126 +1,701%
MCM
273
McKinley Capital Management
Alaska
$171K -$6.43K -85 -4%
MSV
274
MN Services Vermogensbeheer
Netherlands
$165K -$5.07K -67 -3%
Fifth Third Bancorp
275
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$154K +$150K +1,988 +16,567%

MSCI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

322 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MSCI (MSCI) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $7.1B — up 2.5% from $6.92B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new MSCI positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 121 added to existing stakes and 118 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $188M. The largest seller was ValueAct Holdings, cutting an estimated $209M.

  • 322 institutional investors held MSCI (MSCI) as of Q2 2016, up from 304 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $7.1B of MSCI stock for Q2 2016, up 2.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new MSCI positions in Q2 2016 and 22 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest MSCI buyer in Q2 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $188M added.
  • The largest MSCI seller in Q2 2016 was ValueAct Holdings, an estimated $209M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.