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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
MFBTD
76
MB Financial Bank - Trust Department
Illinois
$626K – – –
PAM
77
Paradigm Asset Management
New York
$586K +$80.8K +3,200 +16%
TRCT
78
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$549K -$216K -8,549 -28%
SPC
79
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$527K +$106K +4,187 +25%
BIC
80
Beach Investment Counsel
Pennsylvania
$517K – – –
HCMT
81
Highland Capital Management (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$508K +$95.5K +3,781 +23%
KWM
82
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$503K -$25.9K -1,025 -5%
AIM
83
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$476K – – –
KC
84
KHP Capital
Oklahoma
$470K +$474K +18,763 New
BWP
85
Baldwin Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
$458K – – –
Creative Planning
86
Creative Planning
Kansas
$441K -$18.7K -742 -4%
AG
87
Advisor Group
Arizona
$439K +$80.4K +3,181 +22%
FAM
88
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$418K +$421K +16,685 New
Jane Street
89
Jane Street
New York
$407K +$410K +16,234 New
Citigroup
90
Citigroup
New York
$396K -$128K -5,077 -24%
DSC
91
Duncker Streett & Co
Missouri
$392K – – –
DAM
92
Delta Asset Management
Tennessee
$388K -$18.2K -720 -4%
KS
93
Karpas Strategies
Connecticut
$388K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
94
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$388K +$88.4K +3,500 +29%
WPP
95
Whalerock Point Partners
Rhode Island
$368K +$371K +14,700 New
VFA
96
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$365K -$2.32K -92 -0.6%
BA
97
Birinyi Associates
Connecticut
$357K – – –
IA
98
IFP Advisors
Florida
$356K -$10.4K -413 -3%
CB
99
Chemical Bank
Michigan
$351K – – –
GAM
100
Guinness Asset Management
United Kingdom
$349K +$32.8K +1,300 +10%
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4
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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.