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428 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.6B invested in Advance Auto Parts in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 79 funds opening new positions, 165 increasing their positions, 137 reducing their positions, and 70 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 165 | Existing positions reduced: 137

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 79 | Existing positions closed: 70

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 420 → 428 (+8)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.74B → $7.6B (-$140M)

6% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $117M | Put options by funds: $124M

2.44% less ownership

Funds ownership: 105.68% → 103.23% (-2.4%)

15% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 11 (-2)

Holders
428
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+1.9%
% of All Funds
9.71%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-15.38%
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
79
Increased
165
Reduced
137
Closed
70
Calls
$117M
Puts
$124M
Net Calls
-$7.33M
Net Calls Change
-$9.7M

Top Buyers

1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$265M
2
Adage Capital Partners
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
+$68.8M
3
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
+$58.2M
4
Artisan Partners
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
+$51.6M
5
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$43.2M

Top Sellers

1
SCP
Soroban Capital Partners
New York
-$238M
2
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
-$234M
3
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$154M
4
SPC
Slate Path Capital
New York
-$148M
5
Capital International Investors
Capital International Investors
California
-$76.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SO
276
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$422K -$13.2K -143 -3%
OMCS
277
Old Mutual Customised Solutions
South Africa
$419K +$138K +1,500 +56%
RG
278
Rikoon Group
New Mexico
$412K -$325K -3,536 -46%
WBC
279
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$404K – – –
MWAC
280
Mariner Wealth Advisors (Cincinnati)
Ohio
$404K +$36.3K +395 +11%
RCM
281
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$383K +$19.4K +211 +6%
TU
282
TDAM USA
Ontario, Canada
$382K -$681K -7,400 -66%
GL
283
GLG LLC
New York
$375K – – –
LIA
284
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$372K -$5.61K -61 -2%
DHFB
285
Dixon Hubard Feinour & Brown
Virginia
$371K – – –
CC
286
Clearline Capital
New York
$369K +$340K +3,700 New
M&T Bank
287
M&T Bank
New York
$367K -$25.4K -276 -7%
MME
288
Meag Munich Ergo
Germany
$355K +$325K +3,537 New
FANJ
289
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$349K +$34.3K +373 +12%
SAM
290
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$347K – – –
TYCC
291
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$346K -$61.2K -665 -16%
GI
292
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$341K -$145K -1,575 -32%
WAM
293
Weatherly Asset Management
California
$340K +$313K +3,406 New
BFPW
294
BOK Financial Private Wealth
Colorado
$338K +$84.8K +922 +37%
TAM
295
Tyers Asset Management
Texas
$332K +$16.2K +176 +6%
AQR Capital Management
296
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$329K +$304K +3,301 New
SM
297
Sciencast Management
New Jersey
$323K -$261K -2,839 -51%
TCM
298
Twin Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$316K +$292K +3,173 New
LTFS
299
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$315K -$6.99K -76 -2%
Rafferty Asset Management
300
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$310K +$286K +3,108 New
10 11
12
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AAP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

428 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Advance Auto Parts (AAP) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $7.6B — down 1.8% from $7.74B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 79 funds opened new AAP positions and 70 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 165 added to existing stakes and 137 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $265M. The largest seller was Soroban Capital Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $238M sold.

  • 428 institutional investors held Advance Auto Parts (AAP) as of Q4 2017, up from 420 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $7.6B of Advance Auto Parts stock for Q4 2017, down 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 79 funds opened new Advance Auto Parts positions in Q4 2017 and 70 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Advance Auto Parts buyer in Q4 2017 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $265M added.
  • The largest Advance Auto Parts seller in Q4 2017 was Soroban Capital Partners, an estimated $238M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.