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194 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.49B invested in MSCI in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 84 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.39B → $5.49B (+$94.6M)

0.49% less ownership

Funds ownership: 100.8% → 100.31% (-0.49%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 199 → 194 (-5)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 84

19% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 21

Holders
194
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-2.51%
% of All Funds
5.63%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
17
Increased
70
Reduced
84
Closed
21
Calls
$47K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$47K
Net Calls Change
+$47K

Top Buyers

1
IFP
Independent Franchise Partners
United Kingdom
+$42M
2
VVP
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
+$40.9M
3
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$30M
4
NM
Naya Management
United Kingdom
+$18M
5
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
+$12.5M

Top Sellers

1
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$45.7M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$33.7M
3
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
-$26.6M
4
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$18.1M
5
SP
Stockbridge Partners
Massachusetts
-$17M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JAM
51
Jupiter Asset Management
United Kingdom
$9.59M +$3.03M +65,500 +47%
CS
52
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$9.24M +$1.18M +25,552 +15%
STC
53
SEI Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$9.21M +$201K +4,353 +2%
NFA
54
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$9.04M +$49.2K +1,065 +0.6%
GC
55
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$8.98M +$631K +13,645 +8%
Barclays
56
Barclays
United Kingdom
$8.41M -$1.9M -41,027 -19%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
57
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$8.07M -$14.3K -309 -0.2%
BlackRock
58
BlackRock
New York
$7.84M +$7.5M +162,280 +3,653%
RhumbLine Advisers
59
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$7.34M +$32.3K +698 +0.4%
SLG
60
Stanley-Laman Group
Pennsylvania
$7.14M -$38.1K -824 -0.5%
JP Morgan Chase
61
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$7.05M -$2.62M -56,624 -27%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
62
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$6.61M -$287K -6,202 -4%
First Trust Advisors
63
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$6.28M +$2.69M +58,264 +77%
Swiss National Bank
64
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$5.86M -$92.5K -2,000 -2%
Citadel Advisors
65
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$5.6M +$5.51M +119,193 New
TPSF
66
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$4.97M -$569K -12,307 -10%
MLICM
67
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$4.72M +$25.2K +546 +0.5%
IG
68
ING Group
Netherlands
$4.71M – – –
TD Asset Management
69
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$4.7M -$46.2K -1,000 -1%
ARC
70
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
$4.36M +$4.27M +92,432 +26,948%
NEI
71
Northwest & Ethical Investments
Ontario, Canada
$4.23M +$890K +19,260 +27%
MG
72
Markel Group
Virginia
$4.04M +$1.29M +28,000 +48%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
73
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$4.04M +$26.4K +570 +0.7%
Comerica Bank
74
Comerica Bank
Texas
$3.93M +$60.2K +1,302 +2%
Prudential Financial
75
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$3.81M -$99.1K -2,143 -3%
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MSCI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

194 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MSCI (MSCI) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $5.49B — up 1.8% from $5.39B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of MSCI and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 84 trimmed existing stakes and 70 added.

The largest buyer was Independent Franchise Partners, adding an estimated $42M. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $45.7M.

  • 194 institutional investors held MSCI (MSCI) as of Q3 2014, down from 199 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $5.49B of MSCI stock for Q3 2014, up 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new MSCI positions in Q3 2014 and 21 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest MSCI buyer in Q3 2014 was Independent Franchise Partners, an estimated $42M added.
  • The largest MSCI seller in Q3 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $45.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.