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2,528 hedge funds and large institutions have $480B invested in Apple in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 93 funds opening new positions, 901 increasing their positions, 1,325 reducing their positions, and 65 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

43% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 93 | Existing positions closed: 65

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $458B → $480B (+$22.8B)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1,2391,244 (+5)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2,5252,528 (+3)

2.27% less ownership

Funds ownership: 243.77%241.49% (-2.3%)

14% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $15.6B | Put options by funds: $18.1B

32% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 901 | Existing positions reduced: 1,325

Holders
2,528
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+0.12%
% of All Funds
63.01%
Holding in Top 10
1,244
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+0.4%
% of All Funds
31.01%
New
93
Increased
901
Reduced
1,325
Closed
65
Calls
$15.6B
Puts
$18.1B
Net Calls
-$2.48B
Net Calls Change
-$1.04B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$53.1B +$371M +9,563,252 +0.7%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$48.5B +$192M +4,948,328 +0.4%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$31.8B -$918M -23,656,896 -3%
Fidelity Investments
4
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$22.4B -$1.81B -46,701,600 -7%
Berkshire Hathaway
5
Berkshire Hathaway
Nebraska
$20.7B +$605M +15,603,288 +3%
T. Rowe Price Associates
6
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$11B -$28M -722,904 -0.3%
Northern Trust
7
Northern Trust
Illinois
$10.4B +$308M +7,936,860 +3%
Geode Capital Management
8
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$8.47B +$117M +3,010,000 +1%
Bank of New York Mellon
9
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$8.16B -$27.1M -699,604 -0.3%
JP Morgan Chase
10
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$8.09B -$366M -9,421,892 -4%
Norges Bank
11
Norges Bank
Norway
$7.9B -$17.3M -444,836 -0.2%
Invesco
12
Invesco
Georgia
$7.4B -$262M -6,754,556 -3%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$6.49B +$369M +9,517,436 +6%
Capital World Investors
14
Capital World Investors
California
$5.83B -$426M -10,977,160 -7%
Morgan Stanley
15
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5.49B -$274M -7,063,168 -5%
Goldman Sachs
16
Goldman Sachs
New York
$4.8B -$2.97B -76,547,052 -38%
TCIM
17
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$4.57B -$127M -3,266,788 -3%
Wells Fargo
18
Wells Fargo
California
$4.49B -$214M -5,527,060 -5%
Wellington Management Group
19
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$4.37B -$1.11B -28,706,436 -20%
Capital Research Global Investors
20
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$4.31B -$232M -5,969,736 -5%
Ameriprise
21
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$4.13B -$273M -7,033,056 -6%
Jennison Associates
22
Jennison Associates
New York
$4.11B -$66.6M -1,716,016 -2%
Legal & General Group
23
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$4.07B +$44.5M +1,148,108 +1%
AllianceBernstein
24
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$3.45B +$64.4M +1,658,808 +2%
Janus Henderson Group
25
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$3.37B +$287M +7,402,288 +9%

AAPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

2,528 of the 4,012 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Apple (AAPL) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $480B — up 5% from $458B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 93 funds opened new AAPL positions and 65 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 901 added to existing stakes and 1,325 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $1.31B. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $2.97B.

  • 2,528 institutional investors held Apple (AAPL) as of Q3 2017, up from 2,525 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $480B of Apple stock for Q3 2017, up 5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 93 funds opened new Apple positions in Q3 2017 and 65 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
  • The largest Apple buyer in Q3 2017 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $1.31B added.
  • The largest Apple seller in Q3 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $2.97B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.