Accenture
ACN
840 hedge funds and large institutions have $41.4B invested in Accenture in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 304 increasing their positions, 367 reducing their positions, and 64 closing their positions.
22% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $226M | Put options by funds: $185M
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $42.3B → $41.4B (-$898M)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 857 → 840 (-17)
2% less ownership
Funds ownership: 82.63% → 80.63% (-2%)
11% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 64
11% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 36 → 32 (-4)
17% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 304 | Existing positions reduced: 367
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$220M |
| 2 |
Harris Associates
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$172M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$152M |
| 4 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$121M |
| 5 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$65.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$389M |
| 2 |
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
|
-$301M |
| 3 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$204M |
| 4 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$181M |
| 5 |
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$145M |
ACN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
840 of the 3,455 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Accenture (ACN) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $41.4B — down 2.1% from $42.3B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 64 funds closed out of ACN and 57 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 367 trimmed existing stakes and 304 added.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $220M. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $389M.
- 840 institutional investors held Accenture (ACN) as of Q3 2014, down from 857 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $41.4B of Accenture stock for Q3 2014, down 2.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 57 funds opened new Accenture positions in Q3 2014 and 64 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest Accenture buyer in Q3 2014 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $220M added.
- The largest Accenture seller in Q3 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $389M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.