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634 hedge funds and large institutions have $31.7B invested in Adobe in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 225 increasing their positions, 240 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $222M | Put options by funds: $219M

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 225 | Existing positions reduced: 240

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 47

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 646634 (-12)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $33.5B → $31.7B (-$1.81B)

19% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3125 (-6)

Holders
634
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-1.86%
% of All Funds
18.4%
Holding in Top 10
25
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-19.35%
% of All Funds
0.73%
New
44
Increased
225
Reduced
240
Closed
47
Calls
$222M
Puts
$219M
Net Calls
+$2.8M
Net Calls Change
-$54.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Primecap Management
1
Primecap Management
California
$2.66B -$10.6M -149,936 -0.4%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.9B +$103M +1,458,465 +6%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.71B +$50M +704,872 +3%
VH
4
ValueAct Holdings
California
$1.65B -$49.6M -700,000 -3%
Bank of New York Mellon
5
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.48B +$848K +11,968 +0.1%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.33B +$67M +945,267 +5%
JP Morgan Chase
7
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.32B +$106M +1,489,846 +8%
Capital Research Global Investors
8
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$1.25B -$17.7M -250,000 -1%
WRF
9
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$969M +$63.1M +889,774 +7%
Jennison Associates
10
Jennison Associates
New York
$861M -$2.61M -36,856 -0.3%
BIT
11
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$853M +$20.2M +284,537 +2%
LPC
12
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
$793M -$29.9M -422,474 -4%
Invesco
13
Invesco
Georgia
$768M -$62.3M -879,062 -7%
Sands Capital Management
14
Sands Capital Management
Virginia
$681M +$697M +9,837,532 New
JSP
15
Jackson Square Partners
California
$578M -$316M -4,454,433 -35%
Dodge & Cox
16
Dodge & Cox
California
$489M -$12.7M -179,700 -2%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$449M +$17.4M +245,740 +4%
BFA
18
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$446M +$11.8M +166,072 +3%
TCIM
19
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$394M +$8.55M +120,597 +2%
Coatue Management
20
Coatue Management
New York
$347M -$19M -267,720 -5%
MC
21
Maverick Capital
Texas
$340M +$25.3M +357,041 +8%
O
22
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$319M +$800K +11,290 +0.2%
BG
23
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$250M +$9.98M +140,752 +4%
Wellington Management Group
24
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$246M +$342K +4,826 +0.1%
Geode Capital Management
25
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$235M +$3.88M +54,676 +2%

ADBE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

634 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Adobe (ADBE) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $31.7B — down 5.4% from $33.5B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 47 funds closed out of ADBE and 44 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 240 trimmed existing stakes and 225 added.

The largest buyer was Sands Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $697M. The largest seller was Jackson Square Partners, cutting an estimated $316M.

  • 634 institutional investors held Adobe (ADBE) as of Q3 2014, down from 646 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $31.7B of Adobe stock for Q3 2014, down 5.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new Adobe positions in Q3 2014 and 47 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Adobe buyer in Q3 2014 was Sands Capital Management, an estimated $697M added.
  • The largest Adobe seller in Q3 2014 was Jackson Square Partners, an estimated $316M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.