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487 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.3B invested in Advance Auto Parts in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 112 funds opening new positions, 144 increasing their positions, 173 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

239% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 112 | Existing positions closed: 33

231% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $457M | Put options by funds: $138M

58% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 19 (+7)

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 409 → 487 (+78)

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.6B → $13.3B (+$1.67B)

3.87% less ownership

Funds ownership: 100.37% → 96.5% (-3.9%)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 144 | Existing positions reduced: 173

Holders
487
Holders Change
+78
Holders Change %
+19.07%
% of All Funds
13.6%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+58.33%
% of All Funds
0.53%
New
112
Increased
144
Reduced
173
Closed
33
Calls
$457M
Puts
$138M
Net Calls
+$319M
Net Calls Change
-$124M

Top Buyers

1
SV
Starboard Value
New York
+$296M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$197M
3
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
+$184M
4
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$104M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$69.4M

Top Sellers

1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$378M
2
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
-$224M
3
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
-$194M
4
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$183M
5
Harris Associates
Harris Associates
Illinois
-$84.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CM
226
Castleark Management
Illinois
$2.88M +$2.63M +15,180 New
Stifel Financial
227
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.82M +$23.9K +138 +0.9%
FAF
228
Fjarde Ap-fonden
Sweden
$2.76M -$1.05M -6,045 -29%
GCP
229
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$2.71M +$2.48M +14,319 New
RAM
230
Redmond Asset Management
Virginia
$2.65M -$206K -1,187 -8%
RW
231
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$2.62M +$2.74M +15,825 +113%
LPT
232
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$2.6M -$12.1K -70 -0.5%
OPERF
233
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$2.59M -$2.71M -15,624 -53%
URS
234
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$2.49M – – –
Los Angeles Capital Management
235
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$2.46M -$82.3K -475 -4%
SAS
236
Spectrum Advisory Services
Georgia
$2.41M -$329K -1,900 -13%
CC
237
Cipher Capital
New York
$2.38M +$2.17M +12,529 New
WCM
238
Weik Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$2.32M -$63.3K -365 -3%
VKH
239
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$2.32M +$588K +3,394 +38%
CA
240
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$2.3M +$79.6K +459 +4%
Citigroup
241
Citigroup
New York
$2.29M -$1.11M -6,411 -35%
CB
242
Chemical Bank
Michigan
$2.28M – – –
DCM
243
Decade Capital Management
New York
$2.25M -$503K -2,900 -20%
Mackenzie Financial
244
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$2.24M -$537K -3,100 -21%
CO
245
Caldwell & Orkin
Georgia
$2.22M +$2.03M +11,700 New
TG
246
TCW Group
California
$2.21M +$2.03M +11,683 New
MC
247
Montag & Caldwell
Georgia
$2.19M +$14.7K +85 +0.7%
M&T Bank
248
M&T Bank
New York
$2.17M -$1.83M -10,547 -48%
NMIMC
249
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Wisconsin
$2.15M +$469K +2,705 +31%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
250
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$2.12M +$1.94M +11,200 New
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AAP Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

487 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Advance Auto Parts (AAP) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $13.3B — up 14% from $11.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 112 funds opened new AAP positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 79 holders — while 144 added to existing stakes and 173 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Starboard Value, opening a new position worth an estimated $296M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $378M.

  • 487 institutional investors held Advance Auto Parts (AAP) as of Q3 2015, up from 409 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $13.3B of Advance Auto Parts stock for Q3 2015, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 112 funds opened new Advance Auto Parts positions in Q3 2015 and 33 closed out, a net change of +79 holders.
  • The largest Advance Auto Parts buyer in Q3 2015 was Starboard Value, an estimated $296M added.
  • The largest Advance Auto Parts seller in Q3 2015 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $378M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.