Apple
AAPL
3,042 hedge funds and large institutions have $447B invested in Apple in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 372 funds opening new positions, 1,263 increasing their positions, 1,228 reducing their positions, and 136 closing their positions.
174% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 372 | Existing positions closed: 136
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,833 → 3,042 (+209)
3% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,263 | Existing positions reduced: 1,228
0.63% more ownership
Funds ownership: 59.12% → 59.75% (+0.63%)
9% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1,527 → 1,388 (-139)
15% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $12.4B | Put options by funds: $14.5B
17% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $18.3B | Capital outflows: $22.2B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.91B |
| 2 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$685M |
| 3 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Minato-Ku, Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$559M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$535M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$389M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.38B |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$1.09B |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$977M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$961M |
| 5 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$837M |
AAPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
3,042 of the 4,506 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Apple (AAPL) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $447B — down 31% from $645B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 372 funds opened new AAPL positions and 136 closed out — a net gain of 236 holders — while 1,263 added to existing stakes and 1,228 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $2.91B. The largest seller was State Street, cutting an estimated $1.38B.
- 3,042 institutional investors held Apple (AAPL) as of Q4 2018, up from 2,833 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $447B of Apple stock for Q4 2018, down 31% quarter-over-quarter.
- 372 funds opened new Apple positions in Q4 2018 and 136 closed out, a net change of +236 holders.
- The largest Apple buyer in Q4 2018 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $2.91B added.
- The largest Apple seller in Q4 2018 was State Street, an estimated $1.38B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.