MSCI
MSCI
449 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.5B invested in MSCI in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 79 funds opening new positions, 146 increasing their positions, 157 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.
98% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 79 | Existing positions closed: 40
31% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.98M | Put options by funds: $6.07M
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 415 → 449 (+34)
8% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $1.14B | Capital outflows: $1.05B
0.53% more ownership
Funds ownership: 92.33% → 92.86% (+0.53%)
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 146 | Existing positions reduced: 157
10% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 9 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$199M |
| 2 |
DSM Capital Partners
Palm Beach Gardens,
Florida
|
+$117M |
| 3 |
Marshall Wace North America
New York
|
+$80.2M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$64.6M |
| 5 |
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$45M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$201M |
| 2 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
|
-$104M |
| 3 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$53M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$51.4M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$46.5M |
MSCI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
449 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MSCI (MSCI) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $12.5B — up 19% from $10.5B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 79 funds opened new MSCI positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 39 holders — while 146 added to existing stakes and 157 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $199M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $201M.
- 449 institutional investors held MSCI (MSCI) as of Q1 2018, up from 415 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $12.5B of MSCI stock for Q1 2018, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 79 funds opened new MSCI positions in Q1 2018 and 40 closed out, a net change of +39 holders.
- The largest MSCI buyer in Q1 2018 was Ameriprise, an estimated $199M added.
- The largest MSCI seller in Q1 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $201M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.