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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
LTFS
151
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$9.35M -$384K -1,714 -4%
AL
152
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$9.19M -$24.1M -107,448 -74%
ZIG
153
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$9.17M +$1.2M +5,373 +16%
DWA
154
Dorsey Wright & Associates
California
$9.15M +$35.6K +159 +0.4%
ASRS
155
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$9.03M -$1.15M -5,120 -12%
Ninety One (UK)
156
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$8.78M +$906K +4,043 +12%
AIM
157
Achmea Investment Management
Netherlands
$8.77M -$51.1K -228 -0.6%
LWCFA
158
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$8.67M +$565K +2,519 +7%
DILIC
159
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Japan
$8.65M +$3.6M +16,067 +80%
WBC
160
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$8.62M +$6.72M +29,951 +489%
Millennium Management
161
Millennium Management
New York
$8.41M +$453K +2,019 +6%
ELI
162
Empire Life Investments
Ontario, Canada
$8.35M -$556K -2,479 -7%
Royal London Asset Management
163
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
$8.11M -$301K -1,343 -4%
AIG
164
American International Group
New York
$7.94M -$294K -1,312 -4%
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
165
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
North Carolina
$7.89M +$35.9K +160 +0.5%
CIBC World Market
166
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$7.81M +$2.16M +9,652 +42%
CFG
167
Cambridge Financial Group
Ohio
$7.67M -$663K -2,955 -8%
MCM
168
McKinley Capital Management
Alaska
$7.46M -$1.91M -8,498 -21%
BC
169
Brookfield Corp
Ontario, Canada
$7.38M +$79.8M +355,906 New
SO
170
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$7.3M -$545K -2,432 -7%
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
171
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$7.3M -$14M -62,365 -67%
Aviva
172
Aviva
United Kingdom
$7.26M -$160K -714 -2%
Baird Financial Group
173
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$7.2M +$6.29M +28,045 +1,343%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
174
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$7.19M +$5.18M +23,100 +330%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
175
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$7.16M -$452K -2,015 -6%

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.