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535 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.7B invested in MSCI in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 83 funds opening new positions, 194 increasing their positions, 198 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 83 | Existing positions closed: 52

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $15.6B → $18.7B (+$3.06B)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 512535 (+23)

0.26% less ownership

Funds ownership: 93.13%92.87% (-0.26%)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 194 | Existing positions reduced: 198

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1513 (-2)

80% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $56.7M | Put options by funds: $283M

Holders
535
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+4.49%
% of All Funds
11.62%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-13.33%
% of All Funds
0.28%
New
83
Increased
194
Reduced
198
Closed
52
Calls
$56.7M
Puts
$283M
Net Calls
-$227M
Net Calls Change
-$203M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SIM
301
Sentry Investment Management
Wisconsin
$1.26M
BTS
302
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$1.25M +$84.1K +375 +8%
CCM
303
Covington Capital Management
California
$1.25M +$910K +4,060 +346%
CANY
304
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
$1.24M +$910K +4,061 +362%
ACM
305
Ativo Capital Management
Illinois
$1.23M -$669K -2,983 -37%
EF
306
Empowered Funds
Pennsylvania
$1.22M +$1.15M +5,113 New
CC
307
Cipher Capital
New York
$1.22M +$1.14M +5,097 New
NWM
308
Nicola Wealth Management
British Columbia, Canada
$1.21M +$866K +3,862 New
Mercer Global Advisors
309
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$1.2M +$133K +592 +13%
SA
310
Shilanski & Associates
Alaska
$1.19M +$1.12M +4,991 New
COPPSERS
311
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$1.19M +$9.19K +41 +0.8%
SMDAM
312
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$1.18M -$266K -1,188 -19%
NIT
313
NumerixS Investment Technologies
British Columbia, Canada
$1.17M -$859K -3,832 -44%
SLAM
314
Swiss Life Asset Management
$1.15M +$656K +2,926 +156%
EGM
315
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$1.12M -$383K -1,710 -27%
NONA
316
Ninety One North America
New York
$1.09M -$85K -379 -8%
JG
317
Jefferies Group
New York
$1.09M -$2.25M -10,038 -69%
SB
318
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.03M +$240K +1,069 +33%
LSERS
319
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$1.03M -$67.3K -300 -7%
AAM
320
Arabesque Asset Management
United Kingdom
$1.03M +$965K +4,304 New
GAM
321
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$971K +$330K +1,473 +57%
KRS
322
Kentucky Retirement Systems
Kentucky
$942K +$57.6K +257 +7%
EOJOAM
323
E. Ohman J:or Asset Management
Sweden
$931K +$202K +900 +30%
MLL
324
Moody Lynn & Lieberson
Massachusetts
$919K
GHCM
325
Glen Harbor Capital Management
California
$901K -$739K -3,298 -47%

MSCI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

535 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MSCI (MSCI) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $18.7B — up 20% from $15.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 83 funds opened new MSCI positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 194 added to existing stakes and 198 trimmed.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $210M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $183M.

  • 535 institutional investors held MSCI (MSCI) as of Q2 2019, up from 512 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $18.7B of MSCI stock for Q2 2019, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 83 funds opened new MSCI positions in Q2 2019 and 52 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
  • The largest MSCI buyer in Q2 2019 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $210M added.
  • The largest MSCI seller in Q2 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $183M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.