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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
AQR Capital Management
26
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$48.4M -$2.58M -34,130 -5%
BG
27
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$48.2M +$7.35M +97,151 +18%
Geode Capital Management
28
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$46.7M -$46.2K -610 -0.1%
Marshall Wace
29
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$46.7M +$39.5M +521,779 +621%
GT
30
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$45.5M +$1.78M +23,558 +4%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
31
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$39.1M +$3.06M +40,465 +9%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
32
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$38.1M +$468K +6,184 +1%
JCM
33
Junto Capital Management
New York
$37.5M +$36.8M +486,100 New
Lord, Abbett & Co
34
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$36M +$25.1M +331,121 +243%
UBS AM
35
UBS AM
Illinois
$35.5M -$605K -7,995 -2%
Prudential Financial
36
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$35.4M +$8.34M +110,280 +32%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
37
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$34.5M +$1.55M +20,429 +5%
TCIM
38
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$33.3M -$3.98M -52,550 -11%
KCM
39
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$28.5M -$1.84M -24,270 -6%
EA
40
Echinus Advisors
New York
$26.8M -$3.19M -42,142 -11%
MIM
41
Martin Investment Management
Florida
$26.1M -$2.75M -36,346 -10%
Bank of America
42
Bank of America
North Carolina
$24.6M +$2.67M +35,336 +12%
California Public Employees Retirement System
43
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$24.2M -$689K -9,100 -3%
JAM
44
Jupiter Asset Management
United Kingdom
$21.7M -$961K -12,700 -4%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
45
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$20.2M -$11.6M -153,173 -37%
BIM
46
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$20M -$143K -1,889 -0.7%
N
47
Nuveen
North Carolina
$19.8M -$1.56M -20,675 -7%
Charles Schwab
48
Charles Schwab
California
$19.7M +$750K +9,906 +4%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
49
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$19.3M -$314K -4,146 -2%
Deutsche Bank
50
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$19.2M +$9.77M +129,158 +108%

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.