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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
SOMRS
201
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$4.85M -$897K -4,000 -16%
ProShare Advisors
202
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$4.84M -$211K -941 -4%
RC
203
RBF Capital
California
$4.78M
MAM
204
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$4.75M +$3.91M +17,435 +710%
CIBC Asset Management
205
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$4.74M -$1.47M -6,560 -25%
NIPH
206
NN Investment Partners Holdings
Netherlands
$4.72M +$18.8K +84 +0.4%
LOAMS
207
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland)
Switzerland
$4.48M +$1.63M +7,290 +63%
FIM
208
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$4.39M -$599K -2,670 -13%
SOADOR
209
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$4.38M -$451K -2,013 -10%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
210
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$4.09M +$209K +930 +6%
Comerica Bank
211
Comerica Bank
Texas
$4.07M +$163K +729 +5%
MLICM
212
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$3.96M +$201K +896 +6%
TPSF
213
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$3.9M -$16.8K -75 -0.5%
VRS
214
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$3.87M +$3.63M +16,200 New
RPI
215
Railway Pension Investments
United Kingdom
$3.73M +$3.5M +15,600 New
URS
216
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$3.72M
SAM
217
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$3.64M -$234K -1,045 -6%
Nomura Asset Management
218
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$3.52M -$110K -491 -3%
Rafferty Asset Management
219
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$3.41M -$536K -2,392 -14%
LPL Financial
220
LPL Financial
California
$3.38M +$140K +624 +5%
BF
221
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$3.35M +$96K +428 +3%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
222
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$3.19M +$96.6K +431 +3%
DIA
223
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$3.18M -$1.57M -6,989 -34%
SCM
224
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$3.14M -$4.17M -18,605 -59%
AG
225
Advisor Group
Arizona
$3.14M +$327K +1,459 +12%

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.