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Axcelis
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179 hedge funds and large institutions have $825M invested in Axcelis in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

362% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.88M | Put options by funds: $1.92M

88% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 34

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $685M → $825M (+$140M)

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 149 → 179 (+30)

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 44

11.13% more ownership

Funds ownership: 80.36% → 91.49% (+11%)

Holders
179
Holders Change
+30
Holders Change %
+20.13%
% of All Funds
4.06%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
64
Increased
49
Reduced
44
Closed
34
Calls
$8.88M
Puts
$1.92M
Net Calls
+$6.96M
Net Calls Change
+$6.14M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$108M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$60.7M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$21.4M
4
BIM
Bogle Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$10.4M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$8.69M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DSC
Donald Smith & Co
New York
-$62.4M
2
SM
Senvest Management
New York
-$32.5M
3
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
-$11M
4
TGM
Tenzing Global Management
California
-$10.6M
5
Primecap Management
Primecap Management
California
-$10.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
California Public Employees Retirement System
26
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$5.58M +$557K +17,710 +10%
AQR Capital Management
27
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$5.04M -$1.15M -36,580 -17%
Goldman Sachs
28
Goldman Sachs
New York
$4.83M +$3.15M +100,103 +147%
FIM
29
Foresters Investment Management
New York
$4.72M – – –
CCMH
30
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$4.67M +$4.37M +138,900 +579%
Charles Schwab
31
Charles Schwab
California
$4.54M +$155K +4,919 +3%
GC
32
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$3.9M +$4.27M +135,855 New
RJFSA
33
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$3.73M +$4.09M +129,857 New
Deutsche Bank
34
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$3.58M +$1.98M +62,859 +102%
GAM
35
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$3.34M -$1.02M -32,399 -22%
Squarepoint
36
Squarepoint
New York
$2.98M +$2.56M +81,200 +358%
ARTA
37
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$2.95M +$2.04M +64,700 +170%
KCM
38
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$2.85M -$1.41M -44,890 -31%
PM
39
Penbrook Management
New York
$2.78M +$3.05M +96,805 New
OAM
40
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$2.72M +$352K +11,181 +13%
Allianz Asset Management
41
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$2.61M -$60.3K -1,916 -2%
Assenagon Asset Management
42
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
$2.56M +$2.81M +89,279 New
NA
43
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
$2.36M +$2.59M +82,216 New
EI
44
EAM Investors
California
$2.32M -$2M -63,484 -44%
Wells Fargo
45
Wells Fargo
California
$2.32M +$1.16M +36,727 +83%
IA
46
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$2.15M +$907K +28,832 +63%
KBC Group
47
KBC Group
Belgium
$2.05M – – –
RhumbLine Advisers
48
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$2.03M +$1.11M +35,390 +100%
ERSOT
49
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$2.01M – – –
TCIM
50
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$2M -$252K -8,015 -10%
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ACLS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

179 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Axcelis (ACLS) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $825M — up 20% from $685M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 64 funds opened new ACLS positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $108M. The largest seller was Donald Smith & Co, exiting entirely with an estimated $62.4M sold.

  • 179 institutional investors held Axcelis (ACLS) as of Q4 2017, up from 149 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $825M of Axcelis stock for Q4 2017, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 64 funds opened new Axcelis positions in Q4 2017 and 34 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
  • The largest Axcelis buyer in Q4 2017 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $108M added.
  • The largest Axcelis seller in Q4 2017 was Donald Smith & Co, an estimated $62.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.