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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
Franklin Resources
101
Franklin Resources
California
$1.88M +$392K +8,469 +27%
NPIT
102
National Penn Investors Trust
Pennsylvania
$1.82M +$24.5K +530 +1%
LMGAM
103
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.78M +$24.5K +529 +1%
PP
104
PDT Partners
New York
$1.74M +$534K +11,559 +45%
OPERF
105
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$1.61M +$23.1K +500 +1%
MERSOM
106
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$1.56M +$18.5K +400 +1%
AP
107
AHL Partners
United Kingdom
$1.55M +$1.53M +33,071 New
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
108
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$1.51M -$1.66K -36 -0.1%
LSERS
109
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$1.49M +$9.25K +200 +0.6%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
110
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$1.41M -$232K -5,028 -14%
Invesco
111
Invesco
Georgia
$1.35M -$42.5K -919 -3%
Legal & General Group
112
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.35M +$141K +3,042 +12%
Los Angeles Capital Management
113
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$1.28M -$77.2K -1,670 -6%
IRF
114
IBM Retirement Fund
New York
$1.2M -$153K -3,306 -11%
Asset Management One
115
Asset Management One
Japan
$1.2M +$1.18M +25,514 New
P
116
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$1.17M -$51.3K -1,110 -4%
UCFA
117
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$1.16M – – –
Canada Life
118
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$1.12M +$169K +3,661 +18%
Schroder Investment Management Group
119
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$1.04M – – –
WG
120
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$969K -$346K -7,482 -27%
SCM
121
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$946K +$930K +20,118 New
URS
122
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$945K -$4.62K -100 -0.5%
RC
123
RBF Capital
California
$940K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
124
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$896K +$68.4K +1,480 +8%
OWD
125
Osborn Williams & Donohoe
Ohio
$870K – – –
3 4
5
6 7

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.