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683 hedge funds and large institutions have $26.6B invested in MSCI in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 89 funds opening new positions, 229 increasing their positions, 287 reducing their positions, and 54 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

77% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $166M | Put options by funds: $93.8M

65% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 89 | Existing positions closed: 54

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 652683 (+31)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $25.6B → $26.6B (+$1.09B)

0.36% less ownership

Funds ownership: 89.82%89.46% (-0.36%)

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1210 (-2)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 229 | Existing positions reduced: 287

Holders
683
Holders Change
+31
Holders Change %
+4.75%
% of All Funds
13.78%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
89
Increased
229
Reduced
287
Closed
54
Calls
$166M
Puts
$93.8M
Net Calls
+$72.5M
Net Calls Change
+$80.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$3.18B -$119M -327,768 -4%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$2.42B +$23.3M +64,278 +1%
T. Rowe Price Associates
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.45B -$32.9M -90,539 -2%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.28B -$31.1M -85,539 -2%
Fidelity Investments
5
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.19B -$69.9M -192,608 -5%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
6
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$1.04B -$135M -371,255 -11%
Massachusetts Financial Services
7
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1B +$40.8M +112,291 +4%
BAMCO Inc
8
BAMCO Inc
New York
$805M -$12.6M -34,713 -2%
Polen Capital Management
9
Polen Capital Management
Florida
$644M -$213M -587,140 -25%
American Century Companies
10
American Century Companies
Missouri
$554M -$51.8M -142,720 -8%
Geode Capital Management
11
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$487M -$4.4M -12,118 -0.9%
Franklin Resources
12
Franklin Resources
California
$480M +$4.54M +12,518 +0.9%
Capital International Investors
13
Capital International Investors
California
$464M +$112M +308,151 +31%
JP Morgan Chase
14
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$361M +$23.6M +65,110 +7%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$349M -$29M -79,972 -8%
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$294M -$13.7M -37,614 -4%
Norges Bank
17
Norges Bank
Norway
$279M -$973K -2,680 -0.3%
Principal Financial Group
18
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$270M -$10.7M -29,447 -4%
Bank of America
19
Bank of America
North Carolina
$260M +$5.44M +14,985 +2%
Winslow Capital Management
20
Winslow Capital Management
Minnesota
$253M -$9.1M -25,078 -3%
Invesco
21
Invesco
Georgia
$250M +$7.13M +19,627 +3%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
22
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$243M +$38.9M +107,073 +19%
DCP
23
Durable Capital Partners
Maryland
$226M -$15.9M -43,670 -6%
Bank of New York Mellon
24
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$222M +$4.59M +12,652 +2%
AllianceBernstein
25
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$204M +$574K +1,582 +0.3%

MSCI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

683 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MSCI (MSCI) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $26.6B — up 4.3% from $25.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 89 funds opened new MSCI positions and 54 closed out — a net gain of 35 holders — while 229 added to existing stakes and 287 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Melvin Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $136M. The largest seller was C WorldWide Group, cutting an estimated $253M.

  • 683 institutional investors held MSCI (MSCI) as of Q3 2020, up from 652 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $26.6B of MSCI stock for Q3 2020, up 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 89 funds opened new MSCI positions in Q3 2020 and 54 closed out, a net change of +35 holders.
  • The largest MSCI buyer in Q3 2020 was Melvin Capital Management, an estimated $136M added.
  • The largest MSCI seller in Q3 2020 was C WorldWide Group, an estimated $253M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.