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Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund
MSD

55 hedge funds and large institutions have $117M invested in Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 6

120% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $53.4M → $117M (+$64M)

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 47 → 55 (+8)

1.92% more ownership

Funds ownership: 25.5% → 27.41% (+1.9%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 15

Holders
55
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+17.02%
% of All Funds
1.47%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
15
Increased
12
Reduced
15
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$2.68M
2
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$1.88M
3
BL
BCWM LLC
Kansas
+$1.75M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.36M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$605K

Top Sellers

1
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$3.73M
2
EM
EnTrustPermal Management
New York
-$1.75M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$759K
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$334K
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$313K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Geode Capital Management
26
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$252K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
27
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$230K -$9.05K -957 -4%
FM
28
Foster & Motley
Ohio
$216K -$15.1K -1,600 -6%
TJHA
29
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$181K – – –
SKK
30
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$160K – – –
OIA
31
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$153K -$73.7K -7,792 -32%
AAM
32
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$147K -$119K -12,553 -44%
IT
33
Independence Trust
Tennessee
$141K +$146K +15,487 New
WAM
34
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$140K +$146K +15,449 New
CIA
35
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$133K -$9.46K -1,000 -6%
CA
36
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$124K – – –
CAN
37
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$122K -$267K -28,200 -68%
MFS
38
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$119K – – –
ISL
39
Ingalls & Snyder LLC
New York
$118K -$66.2K -7,000 -35%
Bank of New York Mellon
40
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$102K -$4.44K -469 -4%
VFS
41
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$95K – – –
LPL Financial
42
LPL Financial
California
$92K -$45K -4,755 -32%
GEM
43
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$91K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
44
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$72K +$75.7K +8,000 New
PAM
45
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$69K +$71.8K +7,593 New
WA
46
WFG Advisors
Texas
$34K – – –
Creative Planning
47
Creative Planning
Kansas
$18K +$18.9K +2,000 New
RFA
48
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$11K – – –
CCA
49
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$8K +$8.36K +884 New
BKA
50
Brick & Kyle Associates
Pennsylvania
$8K +$8.58K +907 New
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MSD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

55 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (MSD) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $117M — up 120% from $53.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new MSD positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Rivernorth Capital Management, adding an estimated $2.68M. The largest seller was HighTower Advisors, cutting an estimated $3.73M.

  • 55 institutional investors held Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (MSD) as of Q4 2014, up from 47 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $117M of Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund stock for Q4 2014, up 120% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund positions in Q4 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund buyer in Q4 2014 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $2.68M added.
  • The largest Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund seller in Q4 2014 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $3.73M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.