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535 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.7B invested in MSCI in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 83 funds opening new positions, 194 increasing their positions, 198 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 83 | Existing positions closed: 52

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $15.6B → $18.7B (+$3.06B)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 512535 (+23)

0.26% less ownership

Funds ownership: 93.13%92.87% (-0.26%)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 194 | Existing positions reduced: 198

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1513 (-2)

80% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $56.7M | Put options by funds: $283M

Holders
535
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+4.49%
% of All Funds
11.62%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-13.33%
% of All Funds
0.28%
New
83
Increased
194
Reduced
198
Closed
52
Calls
$56.7M
Puts
$283M
Net Calls
-$227M
Net Calls Change
-$203M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of Montreal
51
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$62.3M +$28.9M +129,043 +98%
Axa
52
Axa
France
$60.4M +$16.1M +71,973 +40%
Korea Investment Corp
53
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$59M -$762K -3,400 -1%
AAMU
54
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$58.9M -$22.7M -101,367 -29%
Arrowstreet Capital
55
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$57.2M +$12.4M +55,347 +30%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
56
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$57M -$1.43M -6,385 -3%
AIM
57
Artemis Investment Management
United Kingdom
$54.6M -$41.7M -185,993 -45%
WRF
58
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$53.1M +$49.9M +222,377 New
KM
59
Kylin Management
New York
$51.5M -$23.6M -105,100 -33%
Chevy Chase Trust
60
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$50.8M +$5.83M +26,021 +14%
N
61
Natixis
France
$50.4M +$39.6M +176,739 +516%
Deutsche Bank
62
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$49.2M +$5.09M +22,710 +12%
UBS Group
63
UBS Group
Switzerland
$49.1M -$1.36M -6,082 -3%
Fundsmith LLP
64
Fundsmith LLP
United Kingdom
$46.5M +$1.31M +5,850 +3%
Allianz Asset Management
65
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$45.9M +$5.12M +22,843 +13%
Fisher Asset Management
66
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$45.5M +$11.5M +51,438 +37%
Barclays
67
Barclays
United Kingdom
$45.1M +$20.7M +92,105 +95%
KCM
68
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$43.3M -$6.78M -30,252 -14%
AssetMark Inc
69
AssetMark Inc
California
$41.7M +$2.6M +11,591 +7%
Adage Capital Partners
70
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$40.1M +$14M +62,400 +59%
Federated Hermes
71
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$39.2M +$35.6M +158,905 +3,034%
RhumbLine Advisers
72
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$39.1M +$1.67M +7,431 +5%
California Public Employees Retirement System
73
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$37.7M -$5.54M -24,714 -14%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
74
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$37.3M -$1.39M -6,204 -4%
Citigroup
75
Citigroup
New York
$37.1M +$3.72M +16,595 +12%

MSCI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

535 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MSCI (MSCI) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $18.7B — up 20% from $15.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 83 funds opened new MSCI positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 194 added to existing stakes and 198 trimmed.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $210M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $183M.

  • 535 institutional investors held MSCI (MSCI) as of Q2 2019, up from 512 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $18.7B of MSCI stock for Q2 2019, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 83 funds opened new MSCI positions in Q2 2019 and 52 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
  • The largest MSCI buyer in Q2 2019 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $210M added.
  • The largest MSCI seller in Q2 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $183M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.