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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
Creative Planning
301
Creative Planning
Kansas
$308K +$284K +3,087 New
FCH
302
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$305K +$47.5K +517 +20%
SMFS
303
Squar Milner Financial Services
California
$300K +$225K +2,442 New
YMRC
304
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$299K -$258K -2,800 -48%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
305
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$298K +$6.35K +69 +2%
LPT
306
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$297K – – –
VIA
307
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$297K +$274K +2,980 New
LMGAM
308
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$293K -$4.23K -46 -2%
Cerity Partners
309
Cerity Partners
New York
$287K +$23.3K +253 +10%
GCP
310
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$287K +$265K +2,878 New
RCC
311
Red Cedar Capital
Nebraska
$285K +$263K +2,862 New
CSS
312
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$284K -$535K -5,812 -67%
SI
313
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$284K +$262K +2,851 New
Allianz Asset Management
314
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$282K +$260K +2,829 New
CI
315
Cigna Investments
Connecticut
$279K – – –
AAM
316
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$274K -$11.6K -126 -4%
TCM
317
Tran Capital Management
California
$262K -$94K -1,022 -28%
DTL
318
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$260K -$614K -6,676 -72%
CB
319
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$258K -$308K -3,347 -56%
HIIFS
320
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$249K +$230K +2,500 New
TTWM
321
TCV Trust & Wealth Management
Virginia
$247K – – –
PA
322
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$246K +$36.6K +398 +19%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
323
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$245K +$123K +1,334 +119%
II
324
Inspire Investing
Idaho
$243K +$224K +2,439 New
GHA
325
GW Henssler & Associates
Georgia
$227K -$111K -1,211 -35%
11 12
13
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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.