Apple
AAPL
2,306 hedge funds and large institutions have $360B invested in Apple in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 84 funds opening new positions, 1,140 increasing their positions, 933 reducing their positions, and 91 closing their positions.
22% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,140 | Existing positions reduced: 933
8% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 84 | Existing positions closed: 91
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 2,336 → 2,306 (-30)
5% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1,217 → 1,157 (-60)
13% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $15B | Put options by funds: $17.4B
14% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $417B → $360B (-$57.6B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IC
Icahn Carl
Sunny Isles Beach,
Florida
|
+$6.19B |
| 2 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$2.88B |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$941M |
| 4 |
GC
Greenlight Capital
New York
|
+$451M |
| 5 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
+$423M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.76B |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.57B |
| 3 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$938M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$926M |
| 5 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$873M |
AAPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
2,306 of the 3,583 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Apple (AAPL) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $360B — down 14% from $417B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 91 funds closed out of AAPL and 84 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 933 trimmed existing stakes and 1,140 added.
The largest buyer was Icahn Carl, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.19B. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $1.76B.
- 2,306 institutional investors held Apple (AAPL) as of Q3 2015, down from 2,336 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $360B of Apple stock for Q3 2015, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 84 funds opened new Apple positions in Q3 2015 and 91 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest Apple buyer in Q3 2015 was Icahn Carl, an estimated $6.19B added.
- The largest Apple seller in Q3 2015 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $1.76B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.