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735 hedge funds and large institutions have $31.5B invested in MSCI in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 70 funds opening new positions, 288 increasing their positions, 283 reducing their positions, and 89 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 288 | Existing positions reduced: 283

0.83% more ownership

Funds ownership: 90.18%91.01% (+0.83%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 762735 (-27)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $33.5B → $31.5B (-$1.99B)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 70 | Existing positions closed: 89

38% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1610 (-6)

50% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $60.6M | Put options by funds: $122M

Holders
735
Holders Change
-27
Holders Change %
-3.54%
% of All Funds
12.91%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-37.5%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
70
Increased
288
Reduced
283
Closed
89
Calls
$60.6M
Puts
$122M
Net Calls
-$61.2M
Net Calls Change
-$84.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AII
151
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$15.1M +$7.61M +18,102 +102%
HW
152
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$15M -$121K -287 -0.8%
LWCFA
153
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$15M -$47.5K -113 -0.3%
Truist Financial
154
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$14.6M -$6.93M -16,485 -32%
FA
155
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$14.6M -$3.92M -9,335 -21%
DHFB
156
Dixon Hubard Feinour & Brown
Virginia
$14.6M +$7.8M +18,576 +98%
Aberdeen Group
157
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$14.5M +$1.81M +4,301 +14%
Assenagon Asset Management
158
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
$14.1M +$5.72M +13,618 +68%
Nomura Holdings
159
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$14.1M -$9.63M -22,920 -41%
WorldQuant Millennium Advisors
160
WorldQuant Millennium Advisors
New York
$13.9M
RCW
161
Rheos Capital Works
Japan
$13.8M
WBC
162
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$13.6M -$112K -267 -0.8%
A
163
AustralianSuper
Australia
$13.5M -$38.9M -92,558 -74%
Ninety One (UK)
164
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$13.3M -$282K -672 -2%
Royal London Asset Management
165
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
$13.2M +$482K +1,148 +4%
KBC Group
166
KBC Group
Belgium
$13.2M -$25.9M -61,748 -66%
PI
167
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$12.9M +$1.38M +3,291 +12%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
168
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$12.9M -$1.15M -2,747 -8%
FAF
169
Första AP-fonden
Sweden
$12.9M +$2.82M +6,700 +28%
TG
170
TCW Group
California
$12.8M -$2.73M -6,501 -18%
PAI
171
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$12.5M +$187K +445 +2%
Los Angeles Capital Management
172
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$12.4M +$857K +2,040 +7%
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
173
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina
North Carolina
$12.4M -$189K -450 -2%
NIPH
174
NN Investment Partners Holdings
Netherlands
$12.4M +$6.11M +14,542 +97%
SI
175
Scout Investments
Missouri
$12.3M -$8.46M -20,141 -41%

MSCI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

735 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MSCI (MSCI) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $31.5B — down 5.9% from $33.5B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 89 funds closed out of MSCI and 70 opened new positions — a net loss of 19 holders — while 283 trimmed existing stakes and 288 added.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $351M. The largest seller was Melvin Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $201M sold.

  • 735 institutional investors held MSCI (MSCI) as of Q1 2021, down from 762 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $31.5B of MSCI stock for Q1 2021, down 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 70 funds opened new MSCI positions in Q1 2021 and 89 closed out, a net change of -19 holders.
  • The largest MSCI buyer in Q1 2021 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $351M added.
  • The largest MSCI seller in Q1 2021 was Melvin Capital Management, an estimated $201M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.