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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
TIM
151
Thompson Investment Management
Wisconsin
$467K -$4.44M -96,041 -91%
CAM
152
Capstone Asset Management
Texas
$456K +$6.93K +150 +2%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
153
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$426K – – –
PM
154
Parametrica Management
Hong Kong
$425K +$418K +9,044 New
RA
155
Royce & Associates
New York
$409K – – –
GCP
156
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$385K -$917K -19,832 -71%
AB
157
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$353K +$3.93K +85 +1%
CSS
158
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$348K -$194K -4,202 -36%
CCMH
159
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$345K – – –
Nomura Holdings
160
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$333K +$114K +2,455 +53%
AG
161
Aperio Group
California
$323K +$6.33K +137 +2%
PAM
162
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$322K -$1.82M -39,376 -85%
ICRM
163
Insight Capital Research & Management
California
$282K -$231 -5 -0.1%
SG Americas Securities
164
SG Americas Securities
New York
$266K -$1.82M -39,360 -87%
GT
165
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$258K -$13.9K -300 -5%
JG
166
Jefferies Group
New York
$247K +$243K +5,254 New
M&T Bank
167
M&T Bank
New York
$238K +$234K +5,065 New
HSBC Holdings
168
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$215K -$7.21K -156 -3%
U
169
UBS
Switzerland
$201K -$93.4K -2,020 -32%
CIM
170
Calvert Investment Management
Maryland
$201K +$198K +4,278 New
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
171
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$187K -$1.85K -40 -1%
OA
172
OFI Advisors
Pennsylvania
$177K -$1.11K -24 -0.6%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
173
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$171K +$168K +3,641 New
First Manhattan
174
First Manhattan
New York
$169K – – –
AAM
175
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$160K -$4.62K -100 -3%
5 6
7
8 9

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.