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564 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.1B invested in Adobe in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 69 funds opening new positions, 148 increasing their positions, 249 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

64% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 69 | Existing positions closed: 42

24% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $210M | Put options by funds: $170M

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $20.5B → $23.1B (+$2.67B)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 541564 (+23)

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2220 (-2)

41% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 148 | Existing positions reduced: 249

Holders
564
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+4.25%
% of All Funds
18.29%
Holding in Top 10
20
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-9.09%
% of All Funds
0.65%
New
69
Increased
148
Reduced
249
Closed
42
Calls
$210M
Puts
$170M
Net Calls
+$40.8M
Net Calls Change
+$14.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Primecap Management
1
Primecap Management
California
$2.06B -$19.1M -400,600 -1%
Bank of New York Mellon
2
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.67B -$15.9M -334,044 -1%
VH
3
ValueAct Holdings
California
$1.63B
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.18B -$17.9M -374,710 -2%
Fidelity Investments
5
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.17B -$11.9M -249,492 -1%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$992M -$35.5M -744,969 -4%
Capital Research Global Investors
7
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$991M -$33.4M -700,000 -4%
Macquarie Group
8
Macquarie Group
Australia
$902M -$53.2M -1,115,003 -6%
Dodge & Cox
9
Dodge & Cox
California
$875M -$282M -5,907,371 -26%
Invesco
10
Invesco
Georgia
$836M +$45.3M +949,619 +6%
JP Morgan Chase
11
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$661M +$180M +3,779,527 +42%
BIT
12
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$640M -$33.9M -710,096 -5%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$330M -$27.1M -568,938 -8%
O
14
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$297M -$867K -18,180 -0.3%
BFA
15
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$294M -$8.69M -182,187 -3%
TCIM
16
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$290M -$1.96M -41,114 -0.7%
Viking Global Investors
17
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
$276M -$49.1M -1,028,080 -16%
Goldman Sachs
18
Goldman Sachs
New York
$219M -$35.4M -742,955 -15%
Jennison Associates
19
Jennison Associates
New York
$206M +$1.38M +28,977 +0.7%
UBS AM
20
UBS AM
Illinois
$206M -$10.2M -212,799 -5%
BG
21
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$193M +$17.4M +365,172 +11%
Norges Bank
22
Norges Bank
Norway
$189M -$16.5M -344,955 -9%
WA
23
WestEnd Advisors
North Carolina
$171M -$12.1M -253,844 -7%
Geode Capital Management
24
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$171M -$5.57M -116,715 -3%
CCM
25
Conatus Capital Management
Connecticut
$146M +$67.3M +1,410,839 +101%

ADBE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

564 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Adobe (ADBE) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $23.1B — up 13% from $20.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 69 funds opened new ADBE positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 148 added to existing stakes and 249 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $180M. The largest seller was Dodge & Cox, cutting an estimated $282M.

  • 564 institutional investors held Adobe (ADBE) as of Q3 2013, up from 541 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $23.1B of Adobe stock for Q3 2013, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 69 funds opened new Adobe positions in Q3 2013 and 42 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
  • The largest Adobe buyer in Q3 2013 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $180M added.
  • The largest Adobe seller in Q3 2013 was Dodge & Cox, an estimated $282M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.