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512 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.6B invested in MSCI in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 181 increasing their positions, 206 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

62% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 39

35% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.6B → $15.6B (+$4.04B)

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1215 (+3)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 492512 (+20)

3.18% more ownership

Funds ownership: 89.94%93.13% (+3.2%)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 181 | Existing positions reduced: 206

42% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $32.5M | Put options by funds: $56.3M

Holders
512
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+4.07%
% of All Funds
11.08%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
63
Increased
181
Reduced
206
Closed
39
Calls
$32.5M
Puts
$56.3M
Net Calls
-$23.8M
Net Calls Change
+$1.92M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.78B -$77M -442,320 -5%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$1.22B -$50.5M -290,304 -5%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$943M -$16.3M -93,744 -2%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$792M -$516K -2,966 -0.1%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
5
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$714M +$12.9M +73,967 +2%
T. Rowe Price Associates
6
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$552M +$71M +408,221 +17%
BAMCO Inc
7
BAMCO Inc
New York
$448M -$696 -4 -0%
Janus Henderson Group
8
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$432M -$76.4M -438,939 -17%
American Century Companies
9
American Century Companies
Missouri
$394M +$63.3M +363,875 +23%
Massachusetts Financial Services
10
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$361M +$45.8M +263,287 +17%
Ameriprise
11
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$330M -$17.9M -102,668 -6%
Geode Capital Management
12
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$268M +$33.6M +193,029 +17%
Franklin Resources
13
Franklin Resources
California
$268M +$989K +5,683 +0.4%
DCP
14
DSM Capital Partners
Florida
$243M -$5.15M -29,598 -2%
Morgan Stanley
15
Morgan Stanley
New York
$233M -$64.8M -372,718 -24%
Goldman Sachs
16
Goldman Sachs
New York
$214M -$51.4M -295,677 -22%
Principal Financial Group
17
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$199M +$6.11M +35,095 +4%
Renaissance Technologies
18
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$188M +$6.54M +37,579 +4%
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$187M -$4.01M -23,069 -2%
Norges Bank
20
Norges Bank
Norway
$181M -$4.91M -28,199 -3%
Bank of New York Mellon
21
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$164M -$1.88M -10,782 -1%
JP Morgan Chase
22
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$145M +$87.5M +502,999 +223%
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$143M +$10.2M +58,793 +9%
Wellington Management Group
24
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$143M -$11.5M -65,891 -8%
AllianceBernstein
25
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$139M +$1.35M +7,761 +1%

MSCI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

512 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MSCI (MSCI) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $15.6B — up 35% from $11.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new MSCI positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 181 added to existing stakes and 206 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $87.5M. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $77M.

  • 512 institutional investors held MSCI (MSCI) as of Q1 2019, up from 492 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $15.6B of MSCI stock for Q1 2019, up 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 63 funds opened new MSCI positions in Q1 2019 and 39 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest MSCI buyer in Q1 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $87.5M added.
  • The largest MSCI seller in Q1 2019 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $77M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.