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322 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.1B invested in MSCI in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 121 increasing their positions, 118 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

181% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $873K | Put options by funds: $311K

91% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 22

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 304322 (+18)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.92B → $7.1B (+$176M)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 121 | Existing positions reduced: 118

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 55 (0)

0.56% less ownership

Funds ownership: 95.96%95.4% (-0.56%)

Holders
322
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+5.92%
% of All Funds
8.59%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
42
Increased
121
Reduced
118
Closed
22
Calls
$873K
Puts
$311K
Net Calls
+$562K
Net Calls Change
+$5.06M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Franklin Resources
76
Franklin Resources
California
$11.3M +$8.33M +110,031 +301%
UBS Group
77
UBS Group
Switzerland
$11.3M +$2.4M +31,661 +28%
MTB
78
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$11.2M
MG
79
Markel Group
Virginia
$10.6M
BIM
80
BRC Investment Management
Colorado
$10.6M +$10.4M +136,968 New
BJ
81
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$10.4M +$575K +7,599 +6%
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
82
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$10.2M +$5.59M +73,892 +127%
Invesco
83
Invesco
Georgia
$9.59M +$178K +2,349 +2%
BlackRock
84
BlackRock
New York
$9.54M +$1.01M +13,409 +12%
CCM
85
Crestwood Capital Management
New York
$9.25M -$459K -6,060 -5%
BA
86
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$9.22M +$928K +12,260 +11%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
87
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$9.14M -$4.84K -64 -0.1%
GC
88
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$8.67M -$12.3M -162,219 -59%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
89
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$8.64M -$197K -2,608 -2%
CPC
90
Cookson Peirce & Co
Pennsylvania
$8.31M -$526K -6,950 -6%
TD Asset Management
91
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$8.12M -$53K -700 -0.7%
IGIM
92
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$7.9M +$7.12M +94,100 +1,134%
HI
93
HBK Investments
Texas
$7.29M +$2.84M +37,476 +66%
Fidelity International
94
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$7.19M -$500K -6,614 -7%
Canada Life
95
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$7.12M +$3.56M +47,043 +104%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
96
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$7.09M -$6.05M -80,000 -47%
CCA
97
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$7.06M -$643K -8,500 -9%
MLICM
98
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$6.62M +$13.8K +183 +0.2%
Legal & General Group
99
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$6.49M +$1.49M +19,660 +30%
HFS
100
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$6.42M +$257K +3,400 +4%

MSCI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

322 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MSCI (MSCI) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $7.1B — up 2.5% from $6.92B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new MSCI positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 121 added to existing stakes and 118 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $188M. The largest seller was ValueAct Holdings, cutting an estimated $209M.

  • 322 institutional investors held MSCI (MSCI) as of Q2 2016, up from 304 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $7.1B of MSCI stock for Q2 2016, up 2.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new MSCI positions in Q2 2016 and 22 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest MSCI buyer in Q2 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $188M added.
  • The largest MSCI seller in Q2 2016 was ValueAct Holdings, an estimated $209M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.