Middlesex Water
MSEX
123 hedge funds and large institutions have $295M invested in Middlesex Water in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
1.18% more ownership
Funds ownership: 46.62% → 47.8% (+1.2%)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 131 → 123 (-8)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 38
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $334M → $295M (-$39.2M)
20% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 10
40% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3K | Put options by funds: $5K
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$43.4M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$5.64M |
| 3 |
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$4.53M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$2.31M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.3M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.92M |
| 2 |
NI
Numeric Investors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.8M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$921K |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$794K |
| 5 |
KA
Kovack Advisors
Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida
|
-$721K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
KA
126
Kovack Advisors
Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida
| – | -$721K | -16,799 | Closed |
|
|
GCP
127
GSA Capital Partners
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$455K | -10,601 | Closed |
|
|
RFS
128
Rockefeller Financial Services
New York
| – | -$326K | -7,585 | Closed |
|
|
MCM
129
McRae Capital Management
Morristown,
New Jersey
| – | -$215K | -5,000 | Closed |
|
130
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$40K | -922 | Closed |
|
|
AIM
131
Acrospire Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$16K | -384 | Closed |
|
132
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$3.74K | -100 | Closed |
|
MSEX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
123 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Middlesex Water (MSEX) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $295M — down 12% from $334M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of MSEX and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 38 trimmed existing stakes and 34 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $43.4M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.92M sold.
- 123 institutional investors held Middlesex Water (MSEX) as of Q1 2017, down from 131 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $295M of Middlesex Water stock for Q1 2017, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new Middlesex Water positions in Q1 2017 and 10 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest Middlesex Water buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $43.4M added.
- The largest Middlesex Water seller in Q1 2017 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $1.92M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.