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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
Wellington Management Group
1
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$1.47B -$378M -2,179,101 -22%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.13B +$197M +1,135,968 +23%
Lazard Asset Management
3
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$897M -$183M -1,058,664 -18%
LP
4
Longview Partners
Guernsey
$576M -$6.38M -36,829 -1%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$557M +$104M +600,115 +26%
AIM
6
abrdn Investment Management
United Kingdom
$419M -$3.61M -20,818 -0.9%
JHIU
7
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$375M +$184M +1,062,494 +116%
BIT
8
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$350M -$30.3M -174,564 -9%
SV
9
Starboard Value
New York
$324M +$296M +1,707,376 New
Goldman Sachs
10
Goldman Sachs
New York
$261M -$29.4M -169,520 -11%
FTCM
11
Fir Tree Capital Management
New York
$253M -$42M -242,141 -15%
Massachusetts Financial Services
12
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$218M -$4.42M -25,522 -2%
SI
13
Scharf Investments
California
$213M -$18.5M -106,545 -9%
BFA
14
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$206M -$224M -1,294,130 -54%
Victory Capital Management
15
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$182M -$60.5M -349,190 -27%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$165M +$5.96M +34,388 +4%
Citadel Advisors
17
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$155M +$13.2M +76,149 +10%
DSA
18
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$145M -$84.5M -487,666 -39%
1832 Asset Management
19
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$129M -$48.3M -278,939 -29%
Deutsche Bank
20
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$128M -$10.2M -59,080 -8%
Bank of New York Mellon
21
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$126M -$16.6M -95,842 -13%
BCPEM
22
Bain Capital Public Equity Management
Massachusetts
$115M -$55.4M -319,853 -35%
Norges Bank
23
Norges Bank
Norway
$115M -$870K -5,018 -0.8%
Geode Capital Management
24
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$107M +$29.1M +167,693 +42%
Bessemer Group
25
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$107M -$28.5M -164,411 -23%

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.