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735 hedge funds and large institutions have $31.5B invested in MSCI in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 70 funds opening new positions, 288 increasing their positions, 283 reducing their positions, and 89 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 288 | Existing positions reduced: 283

0.83% more ownership

Funds ownership: 90.18%91.01% (+0.83%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 762735 (-27)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $33.5B → $31.5B (-$1.99B)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 70 | Existing positions closed: 89

38% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1610 (-6)

50% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $60.6M | Put options by funds: $122M

Holders
735
Holders Change
-27
Holders Change %
-3.54%
% of All Funds
12.91%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-37.5%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
70
Increased
288
Reduced
283
Closed
89
Calls
$60.6M
Puts
$122M
Net Calls
-$61.2M
Net Calls Change
-$84.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NONA
301
Ninety One North America
New York
$3.14M -$387K -921 -11%
US Bancorp
302
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$3.11M +$210K +500 +7%
ACM
303
Alcosta Capital Management
California
$3.08M -$46.6K -111 -1%
SAM
304
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$3.05M -$84K -200 -3%
FCI
305
Financial Counselors Inc
Kansas
$3.04M +$1.09M +2,599 +56%
CIS
306
Capital International Sarl
California
$3.01M -$183K -436 -6%
LFAS
307
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$2.96M +$245K +583 +9%
EAMA
308
EFG Asset Management (Americas)
Florida
$2.88M -$2.5M -5,944 -46%
Mercer Global Advisors
309
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$2.87M -$134K -320 -4%
AI
310
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$2.83M +$213K +507 +8%
CWG
311
C WorldWide Group
Denmark
$2.82M
CCM
312
Covington Capital Management
California
$2.75M +$11.8K +28 +0.4%
FIM
313
Fernwood Investment Management
Massachusetts
$2.74M +$52.5K +125 +2%
FHB
314
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
$2.74M +$441K +1,050 +19%
OAM
315
Optimal Asset Management
California
$2.74M +$1.34M +3,200 +96%
FDS
316
Freedom Day Solutions
Texas
$2.72M -$3.78K -9 -0.1%
Macquarie Group
317
Macquarie Group
Australia
$2.7M -$757K -1,801 -22%
TRSOTSOK
318
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$2.65M -$315K -750 -11%
AQR Capital Management
319
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.65M -$1.53M -3,632 -36%
MSRPS
320
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System
Maryland
$2.61M +$2.07M +4,915 +374%
P
321
Paradiem
Louisiana
$2.59M +$371K +882 +20%
O
322
Ossiam
France
$2.59M -$636K -1,513 -20%
DWA
323
Douglass Winthrop Advisors
New York
$2.56M +$700K +1,666 +38%
CIC
324
Chase Investment Counsel
Virginia
$2.54M -$2.63M -6,269 -51%
OCM
325
Oribel Capital Management
New York
$2.52M -$12.2M -29,000 -83%

MSCI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

735 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MSCI (MSCI) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $31.5B — down 5.9% from $33.5B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 89 funds closed out of MSCI and 70 opened new positions — a net loss of 19 holders — while 283 trimmed existing stakes and 288 added.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $351M. The largest seller was Melvin Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $201M sold.

  • 735 institutional investors held MSCI (MSCI) as of Q1 2021, down from 762 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $31.5B of MSCI stock for Q1 2021, down 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 70 funds opened new MSCI positions in Q1 2021 and 89 closed out, a net change of -19 holders.
  • The largest MSCI buyer in Q1 2021 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $351M added.
  • The largest MSCI seller in Q1 2021 was Melvin Capital Management, an estimated $201M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.