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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: 56 (+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: 199194 (-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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$543M -$33.7M -729,778 -6%
GIM
2
Generation Investment Management
United Kingdom
$463M +$6.27M +135,613 +1%
IFP
3
Independent Franchise Partners
United Kingdom
$452M +$42M +907,810 +10%
VH
4
ValueAct Holdings
California
$438M -$1.49M -32,328 -0.3%
T. Rowe Price Associates
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$354M -$15.8M -342,000 -4%
Vanguard Group
6
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$317M +$6.05M +130,755 +2%
JSP
7
Jackson Square Partners
California
$199M -$5.37M -116,120 -3%
Wellington Management Group
8
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$187M -$4.54M -98,171 -2%
JHIU
9
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$185M -$26.6M -575,632 -13%
BFA
10
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$158M +$5.08M +109,845 +3%
BIT
11
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$149M -$7.1M -153,633 -5%
Macquarie Group
12
Macquarie Group
Australia
$136M -$18.1M -390,927 -12%
State Street
13
State Street
Massachusetts
$135M -$1.68M -36,280 -1%
MNA
14
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$125M +$3.06M +66,160 +3%
SP
15
Stockbridge Partners
Massachusetts
$125M -$17M -368,248 -12%
BAMCO Inc
16
BAMCO Inc
New York
$120M -$5.13M -110,984 -4%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
17
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$112M +$12.5M +271,375 +13%
D.E. Shaw & Co
18
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$84.8M +$5.72M +123,791 +7%
Principal Financial Group
19
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$77.5M +$2.5M +54,074 +3%
BAM
20
Burgundy Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$75M -$3.96M -85,663 -5%
NM
21
Naya Management
United Kingdom
$61.9M +$18M +389,700 +42%
Neuberger Berman Group
22
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$60.5M -$425K -9,186 -0.7%
VVP
23
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
$59.9M +$40.9M +884,079 +209%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
24
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$53.1M -$1.24M -26,800 -2%
Bank of New York Mellon
25
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$52.9M -$330K -7,134 -0.6%

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.