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447 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.4B invested in MSCI in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 78 funds opening new positions, 146 increasing their positions, 157 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

95% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 78 | Existing positions closed: 40

31% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.98M | Put options by funds: $6.07M

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $10.5B → $12.4B (+$1.93B)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 414447 (+33)

0.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 92.1%92.63% (+0.53%)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 146 | Existing positions reduced: 157

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 98 (-1)

Holders
447
Holders Change
+33
Holders Change %
+7.97%
% of All Funds
10.25%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-11.11%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
78
Increased
146
Reduced
157
Closed
40
Calls
$7.98M
Puts
$6.07M
Net Calls
+$1.91M
Net Calls Change
+$3.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$1.4B +$64.6M +450,797 +5%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.27B -$32.5M -226,595 -3%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.16B -$8.02M -55,985 -0.7%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
4
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$506M -$19.8M -138,272 -4%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$466M +$552K +3,850 +0.1%
Janus Henderson Group
6
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$402M -$104M -729,004 -21%
T. Rowe Price Associates
7
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$353M -$201M -1,402,953 -37%
BAMCO Inc
8
BAMCO Inc
New York
$333M -$432K -3,015 -0.1%
Wellington Management Group
9
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$331M +$32.7M +227,950 +11%
Ameriprise
10
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$264M +$199M +1,387,045 +367%
FPP
11
Findlay Park Partners
United Kingdom
$202M -$26M -181,660 -12%
Goldman Sachs
12
Goldman Sachs
New York
$194M -$3.27M -22,792 -2%
Bank of New York Mellon
13
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$160M -$3.17M -22,107 -2%
American Century Companies
14
American Century Companies
Missouri
$155M -$15.5M -107,923 -9%
Russell Investments Group
15
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$147M +$20.1M +140,345 +17%
Arrowstreet Capital
16
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$143M -$4.11M -28,695 -3%
Principal Financial Group
17
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$140M +$1M +6,983 +0.8%
Norges Bank
18
Norges Bank
Norway
$138M -$10.6M -73,759 -7%
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$132M +$8.27M +57,694 +7%
DCP
20
DSM Capital Partners
Florida
$122M +$117M +813,319 New
Geode Capital Management
21
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$119M +$4.92M +34,334 +5%
AllianceBernstein
22
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$110M -$6.92M -48,310 -6%
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$105M +$24M +167,302 +31%
JP Morgan Chase
24
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$99.2M -$51.4M -358,966 -35%
Renaissance Technologies
25
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$98.8M -$12.5M -87,415 -12%

MSCI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

447 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MSCI (MSCI) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $12.4B — up 18% from $10.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 78 funds opened new MSCI positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 38 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.

  • 447 institutional investors held MSCI (MSCI) as of Q1 2018, up from 414 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $12.4B of MSCI stock for Q1 2018, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 78 funds opened new MSCI positions in Q1 2018 and 40 closed out, a net change of +38 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.