Abbott
ABT
1,577 hedge funds and large institutions have $61.4B invested in Abbott in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 80 funds opening new positions, 569 increasing their positions, 671 reducing their positions, and 79 closing their positions.
15% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $360M | Put options by funds: $313M
13% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 52 → 59 (+7)
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $55.6B → $61.4B (+$5.85B)
1% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 79
0.38% more ownership
Funds ownership: 72.44% → 72.82% (+0.38%)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,591 → 1,577 (-14)
15% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 569 | Existing positions reduced: 671
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$675M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$532M |
| 3 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$346M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$147M |
| 5 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$118M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$231M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$160M |
| 3 |
Credit Agricole
Montrouge Cedex,
France
|
-$151M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$119M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$93.2M |
ABT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
1,577 of the 4,012 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Abbott (ABT) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $61.4B — up 11% from $55.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 80 funds opened new ABT positions and 79 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 569 added to existing stakes and 671 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, adding an estimated $675M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $231M.
- 1,577 institutional investors held Abbott (ABT) as of Q2 2017, down from 1,591 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $61.4B of Abbott stock for Q2 2017, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 80 funds opened new Abbott positions in Q2 2017 and 79 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Abbott buyer in Q2 2017 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $675M added.
- The largest Abbott seller in Q2 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $231M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.