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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
Citigroup
176
Citigroup
New York
$126K -$484K -10,475 -80%
VFA
177
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
$117K -$563K -12,175 -83%
CS
178
Credential Securities
$107K +$9.71K +210 +10%
Bank of Montreal
179
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$86K -$139 -3 -0.2%
LTFS
180
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$49K – – –
TRCT
181
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$47K -$355K -7,684 -89%
MA
182
MUFG Americas
New York
$29K – – –
US Bancorp
183
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$21K +$19.9K +430 +3,909%
WA
184
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
$11K +$10.6K +230 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
185
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$7.22K +$164K +3,548 +2%
LWCFA
186
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$7K – – –
Creative Planning
187
Creative Planning
Kansas
$6K – – –
GAM
188
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$6K – – –
WCBA
189
Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates
Tennessee
$5K -$462 -10 -9%
FWM
190
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$5K – – –
PHK
191
Point72 Hong Kong
Hong Kong
$5K +$4.62K +100 New
TWA
192
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$4K +$324 +7 +8%
TFO
193
Tarbox Family Office
California
$1K – – –
American Century Companies
194
American Century Companies
Missouri
– -$11.8M -257,176 Closed
KAH
195
Kathryn A. Hall
– -$3.7M -80,736 Closed
Renaissance Technologies
196
Renaissance Technologies
New York
– -$3.54M -77,121 Closed
Two Sigma Investments
197
Two Sigma Investments
New York
– -$3.42M -74,644 Closed
OAM
198
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
– -$3.27M -71,598 Closed
AIC
199
Aurora Investment Counsel
Georgia
– -$1.77M -38,686 Closed
KCM
200
Kames Capital Management
United Kingdom
– -$1.46M -31,783 Closed
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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.