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535 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.7B invested in MSCI in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 83 funds opening new positions, 194 increasing their positions, 198 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 83 | Existing positions closed: 52

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $15.6B → $18.7B (+$3.06B)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 512535 (+23)

0.26% less ownership

Funds ownership: 93.13%92.87% (-0.26%)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 194 | Existing positions reduced: 198

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1513 (-2)

80% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $56.7M | Put options by funds: $283M

Holders
535
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+4.49%
% of All Funds
11.62%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-13.33%
% of All Funds
0.28%
New
83
Increased
194
Reduced
198
Closed
52
Calls
$56.7M
Puts
$283M
Net Calls
-$227M
Net Calls Change
-$203M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.21B +$64M +285,631 +3%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$1.56B +$94.9M +423,160 +7%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$940M -$11M -49,056 -1%
Fidelity Investments
4
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$938M -$183M -818,025 -17%
T. Rowe Price Associates
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$886M +$210M +935,665 +34%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
6
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$819M -$35.6M -158,969 -4%
BAMCO Inc
7
BAMCO Inc
New York
$537M -$1.13M -5,060 -0.2%
Massachusetts Financial Services
8
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$528M +$89.1M +397,524 +22%
Janus Henderson Group
9
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$438M -$75.2M -335,257 -15%
American Century Companies
10
American Century Companies
Missouri
$390M -$77.9M -347,613 -18%
Geode Capital Management
11
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$345M +$21.4M +95,406 +7%
Franklin Resources
12
Franklin Resources
California
$332M +$9.15M +40,805 +3%
Ameriprise
13
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$331M -$61.1M -272,506 -16%
Goldman Sachs
14
Goldman Sachs
New York
$270M +$12.7M +56,833 +5%
Morgan Stanley
15
Morgan Stanley
New York
$258M -$20M -89,134 -8%
JP Morgan Chase
16
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$240M +$66.6M +296,907 +41%
Renaissance Technologies
17
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$238M +$11.7M +52,400 +6%
Principal Financial Group
18
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$229M -$10M -44,716 -4%
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$223M -$1.14M -5,089 -0.5%
Norges Bank
20
Norges Bank
Norway
$202M -$13.6M -60,714 -7%
Bank of New York Mellon
21
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$200M +$2.63M +11,727 +1%
CWG
22
C WorldWide Group
Denmark
$183M +$171M +764,587 New
Invesco
23
Invesco
Georgia
$182M +$74.3M +331,459 +77%
Bank of America
24
Bank of America
North Carolina
$157M -$13.7M -60,884 -8%
N
25
Nuveen
North Carolina
$153M +$131M +586,363 +1,050%

MSCI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

535 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MSCI (MSCI) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $18.7B — up 20% from $15.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 83 funds opened new MSCI positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 194 added to existing stakes and 198 trimmed.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $210M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $183M.

  • 535 institutional investors held MSCI (MSCI) as of Q2 2019, up from 512 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $18.7B of MSCI stock for Q2 2019, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 83 funds opened new MSCI positions in Q2 2019 and 52 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
  • The largest MSCI buyer in Q2 2019 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $210M added.
  • The largest MSCI seller in Q2 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $183M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.