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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
VIA
551
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$283K -$295K -701 -51%
Lido Advisors
552
Lido Advisors
California
$283K -$1.26K -3 -0.4%
TAM
553
Trust Asset Management
Texas
$283K +$49.6K +118 +21%
C
554
Certuity
Florida
$282K +$39.1K +93 +16%
P
555
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$281K +$25.2K +60 +10%
FDCDDQ
556
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$278K +$26.9K +64 +11%
FHA
557
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$278K +$1.68K +4 +0.6%
SF
558
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$277K +$27.7K +66 +11%
MCM
559
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$275K -$58K -138 -17%
CANY
560
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
$273K +$274K +652 New
FMT
561
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$270K -$63.9K -152 -19%
Group One Trading
562
Group One Trading
Illinois
$267K +$267K +636 New
AGA
563
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$267K +$268K +637 New
USGIU
564
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
Texas
$266K
IWC
565
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$265K +$265K +631 New
TA
566
Tectonic Advisors
Texas
$263K -$167K -398 -39%
VPIM
567
Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management
California
$263K +$5.04K +12 +2%
JAFL
568
Jay A. Fishman Ltd
Michigan
$263K
UR
569
USCA RIA
Texas
$261K
CG
570
Caprock Group
Idaho
$260K -$840 -2 -0.3%
OSAM
571
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$260K +$66.4K +158 +34%
WS
572
Wedbush Securities
California
$260K +$260K +619 New
MPPW
573
Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth
Oklahoma
$258K +$9.24K +22 +4%
AWP
574
Ascent Wealth Partners
New York
$257K +$3.78K +9 +1%
PWM
575
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$256K +$93.7K +223 +57%

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.