Accenture
ACN
882 hedge funds and large institutions have $46B invested in Accenture in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 99 funds opening new positions, 313 increasing their positions, 361 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.
115% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 99 | Existing positions closed: 46
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 32 → 48 (+16)
40% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $236M | Put options by funds: $168M
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $41.7B → $46B (+$4.26B)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 839 → 882 (+43)
0.57% more ownership
Funds ownership: 80.63% → 81.2% (+0.57%)
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 313 | Existing positions reduced: 361
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$217M |
| 2 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$143M |
| 3 |
FPP
Findlay Park Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$119M |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$98.8M |
| 5 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$93.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
|
-$362M |
| 2 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$274M |
| 3 |
Primecap Management
Pasadena,
California
|
-$206M |
| 4 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$155M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$106M |
ACN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
882 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Accenture (ACN) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $46B — up 10% from $41.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 99 funds opened new ACN positions and 46 closed out — a net gain of 53 holders — while 313 added to existing stakes and 361 trimmed.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $217M. The largest seller was Thornburg Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $362M sold.
- 882 institutional investors held Accenture (ACN) as of Q4 2014, up from 839 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $46B of Accenture stock for Q4 2014, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 99 funds opened new Accenture positions in Q4 2014 and 46 closed out, a net change of +53 holders.
- The largest Accenture buyer in Q4 2014 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $217M added.
- The largest Accenture seller in Q4 2014 was Thornburg Investment Management, an estimated $362M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.