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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: 197199 (+2)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 55 (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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$563M -$62.3M -1,446,016 -11%
GIM
2
Generation Investment Management
United Kingdom
$445M +$11.7M +271,758 +3%
VH
3
ValueAct Holdings
California
$428M +$52M +1,208,171 +15%
IFP
4
Independent Franchise Partners
United Kingdom
$399M +$20.3M +471,907 +6%
T. Rowe Price Associates
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$361M -$19.7M -457,900 -6%
Vanguard Group
6
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$304M +$4.34M +100,681 +2%
JHIU
7
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$206M -$4.58M -106,446 -2%
JSP
8
Jackson Square Partners
California
$200M +$188M +4,355,808 New
Wellington Management Group
9
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$187M +$113M +2,635,436 +183%
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$152M +$223K +5,170 +0.2%
Macquarie Group
11
Macquarie Group
Australia
$150M -$72.5M -1,683,150 -34%
BFA
12
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$149M +$4.76M +110,595 +4%
SP
13
Stockbridge Partners
Massachusetts
$139M +$22.5M +523,051 +21%
State Street
14
State Street
Massachusetts
$133M -$3.9M -90,507 -3%
BAMCO Inc
15
BAMCO Inc
New York
$122M -$54.3M -1,260,903 -32%
MNA
16
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$119M +$8.61M +199,906 +8%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
17
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$97.1M +$3.15M +73,093 +4%
Norges Bank
18
Norges Bank
Norway
$90.6M +$42.5M +987,482 +100%
BAM
19
Burgundy Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$77.1M -$1.01M -23,406 -1%
D.E. Shaw & Co
20
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$77M +$9.85M +228,720 +16%
Principal Financial Group
21
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$73.1M +$11.1M +258,044 +19%
Neuberger Berman Group
22
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$59.5M +$474K +10,997 +0.9%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
23
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$53.1M +$614K +14,250 +1%
Bank of New York Mellon
24
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$51.9M -$403K -9,354 -0.8%
Northern Trust
25
Northern Trust
Illinois
$43M -$1.79M -41,591 -4%

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.