Advance Auto Parts
422 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.57B invested in Advance Auto Parts in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 131 increasing their positions, 183 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.
111% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $166M | Put options by funds: $78.5M
11% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 37
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.81B → $9.57B (+$756M)
1.67% more ownership
Funds ownership: 95.55% → 97.23% (+1.7%)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 420 → 422 (+2)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 15 (0)
28% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 131 | Existing positions reduced: 183
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PHS
PFM Health Sciences
San Francisco,
California
|
+$87.6M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$71.5M |
| 3 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$70.1M |
| 4 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
+$61.1M |
| 5 |
CC
Carlson Capital
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$40.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$82.1M |
| 2 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$55.4M |
| 3 |
TAM
Timucuan Asset Management
Jacksonville,
Florida
|
-$55.2M |
| 4 |
HCM
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
|
-$47.4M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$42M |
AAP Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
422 of the 3,491 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Advance Auto Parts (AAP) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $9.57B — up 8.6% from $8.81B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new AAP positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 131 added to existing stakes and 183 trimmed.
The largest buyer was PFM Health Sciences, opening a new position worth an estimated $87.6M. The largest seller was Westwood Holdings Group, cutting an estimated $82.1M.
- 422 institutional investors held Advance Auto Parts (AAP) as of Q2 2014, up from 420 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $9.57B of Advance Auto Parts stock for Q2 2014, up 8.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 41 funds opened new Advance Auto Parts positions in Q2 2014 and 37 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Advance Auto Parts buyer in Q2 2014 was PFM Health Sciences, an estimated $87.6M added.
- The largest Advance Auto Parts seller in Q2 2014 was Westwood Holdings Group, an estimated $82.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.