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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
SSWM
476
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$600K
SSA
477
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$593K -$582K -1,385 -49%
MLL
478
Moody Lynn & Lieberson
Massachusetts
$589K -$626K -1,489 -51%
BP
479
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$583K -$2.94K -7 -0.5%
MCIA
480
Mountain Capital Investment Advisors
Colorado
$575K -$188K -447 -26%
PA
481
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$561K +$30.7K +73 +6%
JF
482
JSF Financial
California
$560K -$1.68K -4 -0.3%
ASN
483
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$547K -$58.8K -140 -10%
PCS
484
Personal CFO Solutions
New Jersey
$542K -$61.8K -147 -10%
WCM
485
WealthBridge Capital Management
Ohio
$534K -$4.2K -10 -0.8%
LNWWM
486
Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management
California
$533K -$22.7K -54 -4%
SPC
487
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$531K +$6.3K +15 +1%
ECA
488
Elevated Capital Advisors
Utah
$531K +$19.3K +46 +4%
CCA
489
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$530K +$109K +259 +26%
SA
490
SRN Advisors
Pennsylvania
$528K -$202K -480 -28%
WA
491
Wealth Alliance
New York
$518K -$108K -257 -17%
IA
492
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$515K +$48.7K +116 +10%
AC
493
Allstate Corporation
Illinois
$510K +$31.9K +76 +7%
LS
494
Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia
Sweden
$503K
William Blair & Company
495
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$502K -$86.1K -205 -15%
IC
496
IEQ Capital
California
$498K +$499K +1,187 New
APP
497
Alpha Paradigm Partners
Illinois
$491K
NFG
498
Next Financial Group
Texas
$488K +$53.8K +128 +12%
CS
499
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$487K -$224K -534 -31%
AIP
500
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$480K -$24.8K -59 -5%

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.