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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: 1219 (+7)

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 409487 (+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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Ameriprise
51
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$51.1M -$30.5M -176,067 -40%
MCM
52
Melvin Capital Management
New York
$50.2M +$867K +5,000 +2%
WG
53
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$49.3M +$13.8M +79,438 +44%
Royal Bank of Canada
54
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$46.9M +$5.32M +30,688 +14%
Morgan Stanley
55
Morgan Stanley
New York
$44.8M -$1.58M -9,136 -4%
Bank of Montreal
56
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$43.8M +$25.9M +149,686 +184%
UBS AM
57
UBS AM
Illinois
$42M +$4.48M +25,847 +13%
HAI
58
Hennessy Advisors Inc
California
$41.7M +$16.3M +94,200 +75%
California Public Employees Retirement System
59
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$41.6M -$381K -2,200 -1%
CS
60
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$40.6M +$14.9M +86,232 +67%
CC
61
Clearline Capital
New York
$40.5M +$37.1M +213,921 New
Viking Global Investors
62
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
$40M +$36.6M +211,256 New
HSBC Holdings
63
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$39.9M +$26.9M +155,189 +281%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
64
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$38.5M +$4.91M +28,344 +16%
BTW
65
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$37.2M +$168K +970 +0.5%
TA
66
Teachers Advisors
New York
$35.8M +$5.89M +33,990 +22%
Charles Schwab
67
Charles Schwab
California
$35.5M +$6.18M +35,651 +23%
PP
68
PDT Partners
New York
$35.2M +$29.9M +172,674 +1,334%
PAM
69
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$33.3M +$22M +126,643 +258%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
70
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$31.9M +$434K +2,504 +2%
First Trust Advisors
71
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$30.9M -$1.04M -5,988 -4%
BlackRock
72
BlackRock
New York
$30.8M +$18M +104,057 +177%
Korea Investment Corp
73
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$30.4M +$8.64M +49,839 +45%
ACM
74
Alta Capital Management
Utah
$30.1M -$164K -944 -0.6%
MIH
75
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$29.4M -$539K -3,112 -2%

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.