Will The Class Action Suit Against The NYSE Euronext Upset These Top Institutional Shareholders?

NYSE Euronext Inc. (NYSE:NYX) has been hit with a suit by the New Jersey Carpenter’s Pension Fund  filed with the New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan. They have alleged that the exchange operator breached their duty to protect returns for their shareholders when they entered into the proposed $8.2 billion sale to the Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE). The fund claims the deal undervalues the company’s stock and has sought class-action status for its suit on behalf of the shareholders of NYSE Euronext.

Will NYSE Euronext Inc.’s shareholders increase their holdings? They reported owning a total of 172.428 million shares on 09/30/2012. The shares closed at $24.33 on 09/30/2012.

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Here are the ten largest positions in NYSE Euronext Inc. at the end of September 30th, 2012.

Wellington Management Co. LLP. held 17,483,593 shares on 09/30/2012 worth $430,970,561. This brought the portfolio total to 0.15%.

Capital Research Global Investors held 14,836,090 shares on 09/30/2012 worth $365,709,613. This brought the portfolio total to 0.17%.

Vanguard Group Inc. held 14,280,896 shares on 09/30/2012 worth $352,024,081. This brought the portfolio total to 0.04%.

Franklin Resources Inc. held 10,795,791 shares on 09/30/2012 worth $266,116,244. This brought the portfolio total to 0.17%.

State Street Corp. held 10,638,540 shares on 09/30/2012 worth $262,240,007. This brought the portfolio total to 0.04%.

Blackrock Institutional Trust Company N.A. held 8,496,777 shares on 09/30/2012 worth $209,445,550. This brought the portfolio total to 0.05%.

Janus Capital Management LLC. held 6,509,750 shares on 09/30/2012 worth $160,465,335. This brought the portfolio total to 0.17%.

Capital Research & Management Co. Division 3 held 5,891,983 shares on 09/30/2012 worth $145,237,379. This brought the portfolio total to 1.04%.

Cambiar Investors LLCl held 3,890,779 shares on 09/30/2012 worth $95,907,701. This brought the portfolio total to 1.57%.

Northern Trust Corp. held 3,185,021 shares on 09/30/2012 worth $78,510,766. This brought the portfolio total to 0.03%.

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