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2,334 hedge funds and large institutions have $425B invested in Apple in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 134 funds opening new positions, 922 increasing their positions, 1,127 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

84% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 134 | Existing positions closed: 73

7% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1,1541,237 (+83)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $397B → $425B (+$28B)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2,2962,334 (+38)

13% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.7B | Put options by funds: $16.9B

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 922 | Existing positions reduced: 1,127

Holders
2,334
Holders Change
+38
Holders Change %
+1.66%
% of All Funds
62.17%
Holding in Top 10
1,237
Holding in Top 10 Change
+83
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.19%
% of All Funds
32.95%
New
134
Increased
922
Reduced
1,127
Closed
73
Calls
$14.7B
Puts
$16.9B
Net Calls
-$2.18B
Net Calls Change
+$7.79B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AllianceBernstein
26
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$3.45B +$78.4M +2,596,076 +2%
HSBC Holdings
27
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$3.32B +$1.73B +57,429,664 +118%
Legal & General Group
28
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$2.8B -$47.8M -1,582,628 -2%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
29
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$2.73B +$359M +11,877,860 +16%
Franklin Resources
30
Franklin Resources
California
$2.7B -$313M -10,378,100 -11%
American Century Companies
31
American Century Companies
Missouri
$2.45B +$44.9M +1,487,144 +2%
UBS Group
32
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.34B -$13.5M -446,408 -0.6%
SG Americas Securities
33
SG Americas Securities
New York
$2.33B +$1.22B +40,398,308 +117%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
34
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$2.08B -$38.2M -1,265,256 -2%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
35
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$2.03B +$147M +4,865,616 +8%
BlackRock
36
BlackRock
New York
$2.03B +$125M +4,155,240 +7%
Bank of Montreal
37
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2B -$335M -11,106,832 -15%
Allianz Asset Management
38
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$1.99B +$104M +3,455,236 +6%
Capital Research Global Investors
39
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$1.95B -$1.71B -56,560,428 -47%
Charles Schwab
40
Charles Schwab
California
$1.94B +$107M +3,528,376 +6%
Winslow Capital Management
41
Winslow Capital Management
Minnesota
$1.9B -$56.6M -1,874,884 -3%
BIM
42
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.85B +$21.6M +713,996 +1%
California Public Employees Retirement System
43
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.84B
CS
44
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.76B -$304M -10,074,320 -15%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
45
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$1.71B +$411M +13,617,156 +33%
Prudential Financial
46
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.65B +$10.1M +334,760 +0.6%
Massachusetts Financial Services
47
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.62B +$31.2M +1,032,524 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
48
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.6B -$229M -7,571,400 -13%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
49
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$1.54B -$143K -4,732 -0%
WRF
50
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$1.54B -$511M -16,919,372 -26%

AAPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

2,334 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Apple (AAPL) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $425B — up 7.1% from $397B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 134 funds opened new AAPL positions and 73 closed out — a net gain of 61 holders — while 922 added to existing stakes and 1,127 trimmed.

The largest buyer was HSBC Holdings, adding an estimated $1.73B. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $1.71B.

  • 2,334 institutional investors held Apple (AAPL) as of Q1 2015, up from 2,296 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $425B of Apple stock for Q1 2015, up 7.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 134 funds opened new Apple positions in Q1 2015 and 73 closed out, a net change of +61 holders.
  • The largest Apple buyer in Q1 2015 was HSBC Holdings, an estimated $1.73B added.
  • The largest Apple seller in Q1 2015 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $1.71B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.