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683 hedge funds and large institutions have $26.6B invested in MSCI in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 89 funds opening new positions, 229 increasing their positions, 287 reducing their positions, and 54 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

77% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $166M | Put options by funds: $93.8M

65% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 89 | Existing positions closed: 54

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 652683 (+31)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $25.6B → $26.6B (+$1.09B)

0.36% less ownership

Funds ownership: 89.82%89.46% (-0.36%)

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1210 (-2)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 229 | Existing positions reduced: 287

Holders
683
Holders Change
+31
Holders Change %
+4.75%
% of All Funds
13.78%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
89
Increased
229
Reduced
287
Closed
54
Calls
$166M
Puts
$93.8M
Net Calls
+$72.5M
Net Calls Change
+$80.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PNC
476
Park National Corp
Ohio
$577K -$213K -586 -27%
Mackenzie Financial
477
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$573K -$5.45K -15 -0.9%
Verition Fund Management
478
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$570K +$581K +1,599 New
WJWM
479
Williams Jones Wealth Management
New York
$568K +$578K +1,591 New
PC
480
Pier Capital
Connecticut
$558K +$30.1K +83 +6%
BCM
481
Bienville Capital Management
New York
$557K
WA
482
Wealth Alliance
New York
$550K -$33.8K -93 -6%
GKFF
483
George Kaiser Family Foundation
Oklahoma
$550K
MFG
484
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$547K
BP
485
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$544K -$758K -2,089 -58%
SPC
486
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$544K -$20.3K -56 -4%
VF
487
Virtu Financial
New York
$535K +$545K +1,500 New
FAM
488
Fred Alger Management
New York
$516K
BIM
489
Bogle Investment Management
Massachusetts
$499K -$2.68M -7,369 -84%
EFMH
490
E Fund Management (HK)
Hong Kong
$499K
SSWM
491
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$491K +$500K +1,376 New
William Blair & Company
492
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$486K -$1.45K -4 -0.3%
WCM
493
WealthBridge Capital Management
Ohio
$483K -$18.2K -50 -4%
AIM
494
Aigen Investment Management
New York
$482K +$491K +1,352 New
ASN
495
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$479K -$287K -790 -37%
QSS
496
Quantitative Systematic Strategies
Florida
$474K -$654K -1,801 -58%
DCM
497
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$472K +$57.7K +159 +14%
LNWWM
498
Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management
California
$467K +$7.26K +20 +2%
PA
499
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$459K -$61.7K -170 -12%
HIIFS
500
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$459K +$467K +1,286 New

MSCI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

683 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MSCI (MSCI) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $26.6B — up 4.3% from $25.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 89 funds opened new MSCI positions and 54 closed out — a net gain of 35 holders — while 229 added to existing stakes and 287 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Melvin Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $136M. The largest seller was C WorldWide Group, cutting an estimated $253M.

  • 683 institutional investors held MSCI (MSCI) as of Q3 2020, up from 652 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $26.6B of MSCI stock for Q3 2020, up 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 89 funds opened new MSCI positions in Q3 2020 and 54 closed out, a net change of +35 holders.
  • The largest MSCI buyer in Q3 2020 was Melvin Capital Management, an estimated $136M added.
  • The largest MSCI seller in Q3 2020 was C WorldWide Group, an estimated $253M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.