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176 hedge funds and large institutions have $556M invested in AllianceBernstein in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

250% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 10

32% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.25M | Put options by funds: $4.75M

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $474M → $556M (+$82.3M)

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 151 → 176 (+25)

2.8% more ownership

Funds ownership: 20.91% → 23.71% (+2.8%)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 41

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
176
Holders Change
+25
Holders Change %
+16.56%
% of All Funds
3.99%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
35
Increased
45
Reduced
41
Closed
10
Calls
$6.25M
Puts
$4.75M
Net Calls
+$1.5M
Net Calls Change
-$1.84M

Top Buyers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$10.2M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$8.4M
3
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
+$7.17M
4
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$6.56M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$4.94M

Top Sellers

1
BI
Bramshill Investments
Florida
-$2.2M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$1.85M
3
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$1.01M
4
GF
Gabelli Funds
New York
-$606K
5
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$362K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Balyasny Asset Management
26
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$4.8M +$4.54M +179,766 +1,536%
California Public Employees Retirement System
27
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$4.71M -$102K -4,057 -2%
GI
28
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$4.63M -$342K -13,529 -7%
UCFA
29
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$4.47M – – –
NIPH
30
NN Investment Partners Holdings
Netherlands
$4.37M -$313K -12,400 -7%
BIM
31
Bridgecreek Investment Management
Oklahoma
$4.1M -$201K -7,950 -5%
SEI Investments
32
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$3.96M +$152K +6,000 +4%
MPM
33
Meritage Portfolio Management
Kansas
$3.58M -$78.4K -3,105 -2%
First Manhattan
34
First Manhattan
New York
$3.27M – – –
GIM
35
Groesbeck Investment Management
New Jersey
$3.06M – – –
M&T Bank
36
M&T Bank
New York
$2.95M +$50.5K +2,000 +2%
DADC
37
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$2.79M +$408K +16,142 +17%
Royal Bank of Canada
38
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.39M -$46.2K -1,829 -2%
HighTower Advisors
39
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.26M +$25.1K +993 +1%
NERM
40
New England Research & Management
Illinois
$1.99M +$114K +4,500 +6%
LTFS
41
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.96M +$340K +13,454 +21%
MCM
42
McKinley Capital Management
Alaska
$1.84M -$57.3K -2,268 -3%
Janney Montgomery Scott
43
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.75M -$226K -8,931 -11%
LPL Financial
44
LPL Financial
California
$1.69M +$121K +4,773 +8%
RJFSA
45
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.65M -$13.6K -539 -0.8%
IP
46
Interval Partners
New York
$1.63M +$1.64M +65,000 New
TCM
47
Texan Capital Management
Texas
$1.57M -$32.8K -1,300 -2%
CAM
48
Cacti Asset Management
Georgia
$1.57M – – –
WJA
49
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
$1.46M -$7.58K -300 -0.5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
50
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.45M -$111K -4,384 -7%
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AB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

176 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AllianceBernstein (AB) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $556M — up 17% from $474M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new AB positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 41 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $10.2M. The largest seller was Bramshill Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.2M sold.

  • 176 institutional investors held AllianceBernstein (AB) as of Q4 2017, up from 151 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $556M of AllianceBernstein stock for Q4 2017, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new AllianceBernstein positions in Q4 2017 and 10 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
  • The largest AllianceBernstein buyer in Q4 2017 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $10.2M added.
  • The largest AllianceBernstein seller in Q4 2017 was Bramshill Investments, an estimated $2.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.