Apple
AAPL
3,845 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.36T invested in Apple in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 116 funds opening new positions, 1,567 increasing their positions, 1,871 reducing their positions, and 83 closing their positions.
40% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 116 | Existing positions closed: 83
16% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $52.1B | Put options by funds: $44.8B
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.33T → $1.36T (+$34.7B)
1% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2,243 → 2,262 (+19)
0.11% more ownership
Funds ownership: 57.14% → 57.25% (+0.11%)
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 3,862 → 3,845 (-17)
16% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,567 | Existing positions reduced: 1,871
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$848M |
| 2 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$844M |
| 3 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$836M |
| 4 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$719M |
| 5 |
Legal & General Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$610M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$2.43B |
| 2 |
Amundi
Paris,
France
|
-$1.11B |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$1.07B |
| 4 |
KBC Group
Brussels,
Belgium
|
-$1.01B |
| 5 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$962M |
AAPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review
3,845 of the 5,713 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Apple (AAPL) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $1.36T — up 2.6% from $1.33T a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 116 funds opened new AAPL positions and 83 closed out — a net gain of 33 holders — while 1,567 added to existing stakes and 1,871 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $848M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $2.43B.
- 3,845 institutional investors held Apple (AAPL) as of Q3 2021, down from 3,862 in Q2 2021.
- Funds reported $1.36T of Apple stock for Q3 2021, up 2.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 116 funds opened new Apple positions in Q3 2021 and 83 closed out, a net change of +33 holders.
- The largest Apple buyer in Q3 2021 was Bank of America, an estimated $848M added.
- The largest Apple seller in Q3 2021 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $2.43B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.