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261 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.24B invested in MSCI in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 81 increasing their positions, 101 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 26

72% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.27M | Put options by funds: $1.32M

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.09B → $7.24B (+$1.16B)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 236261 (+25)

4.37% more ownership

Funds ownership: 93.51%97.88% (+4.4%)

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 65 (-1)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 81 | Existing positions reduced: 101

Holders
261
Holders Change
+25
Holders Change %
+10.59%
% of All Funds
6.85%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
52
Increased
81
Reduced
101
Closed
26
Calls
$2.27M
Puts
$1.32M
Net Calls
+$953K
Net Calls Change
+$3.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
T. Rowe Price Associates
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$772M +$48.7M +728,764 +7%
Wellington Management Group
2
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$559M +$49.6M +742,101 +11%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$496M -$4.62M -69,116 -1%
VH
4
ValueAct Holdings
California
$456M -$199M -2,982,000 -32%
IFP
5
Independent Franchise Partners
United Kingdom
$378M -$56.3M -841,997 -14%
JHIU
6
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$280M -$407K -6,092 -0.2%
Fidelity Investments
7
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$249M +$184M +2,746,912 +386%
BFA
8
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$239M -$708K -10,589 -0.3%
GIM
9
Generation Investment Management
United Kingdom
$235M
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$209M -$335M -5,017,093 -63%
BIT
11
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$205M -$3.69M -55,255 -2%
BAMCO Inc
12
BAMCO Inc
New York
$184M -$253K -3,780 -0.1%
State Street
13
State Street
Massachusetts
$183M -$415K -6,207 -0.2%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
14
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$181M +$15.7M +234,956 +10%
JSP
15
Jackson Square Partners
California
$177M -$40.5M -606,457 -20%
Principal Financial Group
16
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$134M -$639K -9,563 -0.5%
DCP
17
Darsana Capital Partners
New York
$126M +$10M +150,000 +9%
Macquarie Group
18
Macquarie Group
Australia
$119M -$26M -388,199 -19%
Goldman Sachs
19
Goldman Sachs
New York
$99.2M +$2.41M +36,106 +3%
RFC
20
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$87.5M +$60.1M +898,955 +293%
Neuberger Berman Group
21
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$81.9M -$1.53M -22,833 -2%
JP Morgan Chase
22
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$71.4M +$34M +509,129 +106%
Norges Bank
23
Norges Bank
Norway
$70.7M +$2.87M +42,882 +5%
Bank of New York Mellon
24
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$69.1M -$8.81M -131,836 -12%
Northern Trust
25
Northern Trust
Illinois
$54.6M -$5.41M -80,930 -10%

MSCI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

261 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MSCI (MSCI) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $7.24B — up 19% from $6.09B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new MSCI positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 81 added to existing stakes and 101 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $184M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $335M.

  • 261 institutional investors held MSCI (MSCI) as of Q4 2015, up from 236 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $7.24B of MSCI stock for Q4 2015, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new MSCI positions in Q4 2015 and 26 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
  • The largest MSCI buyer in Q4 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $184M added.
  • The largest MSCI seller in Q4 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $335M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.