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177 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.77B invested in MSCI in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 82 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 82 | Existing positions reduced: 67

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.98B → $4.77B (+$787M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 55 (0)

1.17% less ownership

Funds ownership: 99.28%98.11% (-1.2%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 186177 (-9)

29% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $293K | Put options by funds: $410K

35% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 20

Holders
177
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-4.84%
% of All Funds
5.74%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
13
Increased
82
Reduced
67
Closed
20
Calls
$293K
Puts
$410K
Net Calls
-$117K
Net Calls Change
-$117K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$600M +$25.7M +687,638 +5%
T. Rowe Price Associates
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$454M -$7.4M -198,100 -2%
GIM
3
Generation Investment Management
United Kingdom
$377M +$11M +293,176 +3%
IFP
4
Independent Franchise Partners
United Kingdom
$329M +$28.4M +759,947 +10%
VH
5
ValueAct Holdings
California
$298M +$44.6M +1,193,395 +19%
Vanguard Group
6
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$257M +$6.58M +176,219 +3%
Goldman Sachs
7
Goldman Sachs
New York
$233M +$15.2M +406,856 +8%
Macquarie Group
8
Macquarie Group
Australia
$194M -$49.6M -1,327,587 -22%
BAMCO Inc
9
BAMCO Inc
New York
$185M -$19.4M -519,057 -10%
JHIU
10
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$175M -$4.68M -125,237 -3%
BIT
11
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$129M -$5.15M -137,789 -4%
State Street
12
State Street
Massachusetts
$124M -$5.71M -152,948 -5%
BFA
13
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$123M +$4.14M +110,845 +4%
SP
14
Stockbridge Partners
Massachusetts
$114M -$305K -8,169 -0.3%
MNA
15
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$79.5M -$3.67M -98,290 -5%
BAM
16
Burgundy Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$70.1M +$348K +9,317 +0.5%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
17
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$55.6M +$21.4K +574 +0%
Neuberger Berman Group
18
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$54.7M +$103K +2,747 +0.2%
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$50.8M -$1.08M -28,980 -2%
Massachusetts Financial Services
20
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$49.3M +$10.1M +271,371 +28%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
21
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$46M -$7.77M -208,000 -15%
Norges Bank
22
Norges Bank
Norway
$40.7M
Principal Financial Group
23
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$38.7M +$26.2M +701,812 +271%
Northern Trust
24
Northern Trust
Illinois
$37.2M -$372K -9,952 -1%
Deutsche Bank
25
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$36.9M -$11.8M -315,702 -26%

MSCI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

177 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MSCI (MSCI) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $4.77B — up 20% from $3.98B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of MSCI and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 67 trimmed existing stakes and 82 added.

The largest buyer was ValueAct Holdings, adding an estimated $44.6M. The largest seller was OppenheimerFunds, exiting entirely with an estimated $62.2M sold.

  • 177 institutional investors held MSCI (MSCI) as of Q3 2013, down from 186 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $4.77B of MSCI stock for Q3 2013, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new MSCI positions in Q3 2013 and 20 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest MSCI buyer in Q3 2013 was ValueAct Holdings, an estimated $44.6M added.
  • The largest MSCI seller in Q3 2013 was OppenheimerFunds, an estimated $62.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.