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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
ProShare Advisors
76
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$3.75M +$231K +4,989 +7%
TA
77
Teachers Advisors
New York
$3.69M +$101K +2,195 +3%
LAM
78
Lapides Asset Management
Connecticut
$3.66M – – –
TRSOTSOK
79
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$3.62M +$249K +5,380 +8%
RFC
80
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$3.47M +$492K +10,632 +17%
MOACM
81
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$3.45M +$55.9K +1,208 +2%
Federated Hermes
82
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$3.41M -$615K -13,299 -16%
ASRS
83
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$3.4M -$106K -2,300 -3%
UBS AM
84
UBS AM
Illinois
$3.27M – – –
Credit Agricole
85
Credit Agricole
France
$3.2M – – –
Fidelity International
86
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$2.96M -$3.55M -76,769 -55%
PPA
87
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.9M +$5.46K +118 +0.2%
Bank of America
88
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.82M +$660K +14,268 +31%
SOMRS
89
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$2.6M +$13.9K +300 +0.5%
BG
90
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$2.46M +$285K +6,171 +13%
VOYA Investment Management
91
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$2.46M -$12.3K -266 -0.5%
MSA
92
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$2.43M +$18.9K +408 +0.8%
AQR Capital Management
93
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.38M +$1.29M +27,900 +122%
ROTUOC
94
Regents of the University of California
California
$2.38M -$37K -800 -2%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
95
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$2.35M – – –
BAM
96
Barrett Asset Management
New York
$2.35M -$46.2K -1,000 -2%
Fidelity Investments
97
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$2.27M +$615K +13,300 +38%
N
98
Nuveen
North Carolina
$2.23M +$13.6K +294 +0.6%
RJA
99
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.06M -$14.4K -312 -0.7%
WSTAM
100
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$2.01M +$8.69K +188 +0.4%
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4
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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.