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179 hedge funds and large institutions have $571M invested in AllianceBernstein in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

44% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 16

43% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.42M | Put options by funds: $5.18M

16% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 45

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 174 → 179 (+5)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $597M → $571M (-$25.1M)

2.54% less ownership

Funds ownership: 23.03% → 20.48% (-2.5%)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
179
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+2.87%
% of All Funds
4.1%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
23
Increased
52
Reduced
45
Closed
16
Calls
$7.42M
Puts
$5.18M
Net Calls
+$2.24M
Net Calls Change
+$3.58M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WMSA
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
+$8.06M
2
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$5.77M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$5.05M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$4.72M
5
JMPWA
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
+$4.41M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$22.7M
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$12.4M
3
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$11.5M
4
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$9.22M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$7.53M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FAT
101
First American Trust
California
$288K – – –
BEAM
102
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$286K – – –
SCC
103
Spring Creek Capital
Kansas
$280K +$272K +9,816 New
FG
104
Fiduciary Group
Georgia
$278K – – –
CAN
105
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$266K +$8.3K +300 +3%
CIM
106
Chiron Investment Management
New York
$257K +$130K +4,715 +110%
QI
107
QS Investors
New York
$244K – – –
PCM
108
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
$240K – – –
DI
109
Diligent Investors
California
$239K – – –
AAM
110
American Asset Management
Florida
$236K +$13.8K +500 +6%
AA
111
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$232K – – –
IWM
112
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$229K +$387 +14 +0.2%
ANI
113
American National Insurance
Texas
$226K – – –
Arrowstreet Capital
114
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$225K -$12.4M -446,833 -98%
US Bancorp
115
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$224K – – –
MWM
116
Mission Wealth Management
California
$218K – – –
RGC
117
Roberts, Glore & Co
Illinois
$205K +$198K +7,171 New
GCIA
118
Gabelli & Co Investment Advisers
New York
$200K +$194K +7,000 New
AAP
119
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$184K +$4.59K +166 +3%
BFEC
120
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$158K +$129K +4,649 +517%
CF
121
Centaurus Financial
California
$129K +$125K +4,505 New
OIA
122
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$127K – – –
WT
123
Washington Trust
Rhode Island
$120K +$117K +4,225 New
IA
124
IFP Advisors
Florida
$114K -$283K -10,222 -72%
SF
125
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$108K – – –
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AB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

179 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AllianceBernstein (AB) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $571M — down 4.2% from $597M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new AB positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 45 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.06M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $22.7M.

  • 179 institutional investors held AllianceBernstein (AB) as of Q2 2018, up from 174 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $571M of AllianceBernstein stock for Q2 2018, down 4.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new AllianceBernstein positions in Q2 2018 and 16 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest AllianceBernstein buyer in Q2 2018 was Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers, an estimated $8.06M added.
  • The largest AllianceBernstein seller in Q2 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $22.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.