Accenture
853 hedge funds and large institutions have $41.9B invested in Accenture in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 72 funds opening new positions, 323 increasing their positions, 353 reducing their positions, and 69 closing their positions.
21% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $184M | Put options by funds: $153M
4% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 72 | Existing positions closed: 69
0.99% more ownership
Funds ownership: 80.93% → 81.92% (+0.99%)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 859 → 853 (-6)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $42.7B → $41.9B (-$801M)
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 323 | Existing positions reduced: 353
28% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 47 → 34 (-13)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$619M |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$307M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$184M |
| 4 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$148M |
| 5 |
MC
Montag & Caldwell
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$121M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPLP
Lansdowne Partners Limited Partnership
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$271M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$138M |
| 3 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$106M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$89.3M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$88.8M |
ACN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
853 of the 3,463 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Accenture (ACN) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $41.9B — down 1.9% from $42.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 72 funds opened new ACN positions and 69 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 323 added to existing stakes and 353 trimmed.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $619M. The largest seller was Lansdowne Partners Limited Partnership, exiting entirely with an estimated $271M sold.
- 853 institutional investors held Accenture (ACN) as of Q1 2014, down from 859 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $41.9B of Accenture stock for Q1 2014, down 1.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 72 funds opened new Accenture positions in Q1 2014 and 69 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest Accenture buyer in Q1 2014 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $619M added.
- The largest Accenture seller in Q1 2014 was Lansdowne Partners Limited Partnership, an estimated $271M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.