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322 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.1B invested in MSCI in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 121 increasing their positions, 118 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

181% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $873K | Put options by funds: $311K

91% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 22

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 304322 (+18)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.92B → $7.1B (+$176M)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 121 | Existing positions reduced: 118

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 55 (0)

0.56% less ownership

Funds ownership: 95.96%95.4% (-0.56%)

Holders
322
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+5.92%
% of All Funds
8.59%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
42
Increased
121
Reduced
118
Closed
22
Calls
$873K
Puts
$311K
Net Calls
+$562K
Net Calls Change
+$5.06M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$972M +$188M +2,479,831 +24%
T. Rowe Price Associates
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$645M +$2.7M +35,645 +0.4%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$604M +$22.6M +299,281 +4%
JHIU
4
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$327M +$12.9M +170,092 +4%
Wellington Management Group
5
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$313M -$160M -2,117,892 -34%
BFA
6
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$246M +$2.71M +35,869 +1%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$221M +$6.32M +83,541 +3%
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$220M -$6.67M -88,096 -3%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
9
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$216M +$6.99M +92,319 +3%
BAMCO Inc
10
BAMCO Inc
New York
$196M -$583K -7,700 -0.3%
DCP
11
Darsana Capital Partners
New York
$154M +$18.9M +250,000 +14%
Morgan Stanley
12
Morgan Stanley
New York
$148M -$40.7M -537,445 -22%
Principal Financial Group
13
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$142M -$1.47M -19,482 -1%
Macquarie Group
14
Macquarie Group
Australia
$141M +$49.8M +657,954 +56%
JSP
15
Jackson Square Partners
California
$105M -$27.5M -362,788 -21%
JP Morgan Chase
16
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$102M +$9.93M +131,172 +11%
VH
17
ValueAct Holdings
California
$100M -$209M -2,760,000 -68%
American Century Companies
18
American Century Companies
Missouri
$91.5M +$66.6M +880,449 +287%
Goldman Sachs
19
Goldman Sachs
New York
$78.8M -$16.2M -213,734 -17%
Bank of New York Mellon
20
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$74.3M -$5.03M -66,484 -6%
Norges Bank
21
Norges Bank
Norway
$72M -$1.01M -13,413 -1%
Westfield Capital Management
22
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
$69M -$3.26M -43,080 -5%
Northern Trust
23
Northern Trust
Illinois
$60M -$2.29M -30,207 -4%
Neuberger Berman Group
24
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$57.5M -$19.5M -258,182 -26%
EA
25
Emerald Acquisition
Washington
$56M +$55M +726,527 New

MSCI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

322 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MSCI (MSCI) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $7.1B — up 2.5% from $6.92B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new MSCI positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 121 added to existing stakes and 118 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $188M. The largest seller was ValueAct Holdings, cutting an estimated $209M.

  • 322 institutional investors held MSCI (MSCI) as of Q2 2016, up from 304 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $7.1B of MSCI stock for Q2 2016, up 2.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new MSCI positions in Q2 2016 and 22 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest MSCI buyer in Q2 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $188M added.
  • The largest MSCI seller in Q2 2016 was ValueAct Holdings, an estimated $209M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.