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199 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.39B invested in MSCI in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 84 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

24% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 17

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.96B → $5.39B (+$430M)

1.77% more ownership

Funds ownership: 99.03% → 100.8% (+1.8%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 197 → 199 (+2)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 84

Holders
199
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.02%
% of All Funds
5.72%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
21
Increased
66
Reduced
84
Closed
17
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$113M
2
VH
ValueAct Holdings
California
+$52M
3
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$42.5M
4
NM
Naya Management
United Kingdom
+$39.9M
5
SP
Stockbridge Partners
Massachusetts
+$22.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$94.8M
2
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$72.5M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$62.3M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$54.7M
5
BAMCO Inc
BAMCO Inc
New York
-$54.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
201
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
– -$1.98M -45,990 Closed
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
202
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
– -$777K -19,175 Closed
SB
203
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
– -$657K -15,291 Closed
PAM
204
Paradigm Asset Management
New York
– -$589K -13,700 Closed
MIU
205
Man Investments (UK)
United Kingdom
– -$477K -11,079 Closed
HT
206
HAP Trading
New York
– -$433K -10,060 Closed
NCCM
207
Nine Chapters Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$366K -8,500 Closed
VAM
208
Visium Asset Management
New York
– -$261K -6,052 Closed
JG
209
Jefferies Group
New York
– -$225K -5,232 Closed
LPL Financial
210
LPL Financial
California
– -$201K -4,667 Closed
BJ
211
BlackRock Japan
Japan
– -$163K -3,800 Closed
FIG
212
Fortress Investment Group
New York
– -$141K -3,282 Closed
RIA
213
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
– -$22K -501 Closed
GC
214
Globeflex Capital
California
– -$1K -37 Closed
SEC
215
Seven Eight Capital
New York
– +$388 +9 New
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MSCI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

199 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MSCI (MSCI) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $5.39B — up 8.7% from $4.96B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new MSCI positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 66 added to existing stakes and 84 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $113M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $94.8M.

  • 199 institutional investors held MSCI (MSCI) as of Q2 2014, up from 197 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $5.39B of MSCI stock for Q2 2014, up 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new MSCI positions in Q2 2014 and 17 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest MSCI buyer in Q2 2014 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $113M added.
  • The largest MSCI seller in Q2 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $94.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.