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Automatic Data Processing

1,520 hedge funds and large institutions have $56.2B invested in Automatic Data Processing in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 145 funds opening new positions, 504 increasing their positions, 601 reducing their positions, and 84 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

73% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 145 | Existing positions closed: 84

26% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7696 (+20)

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $46B → $56.2B (+$10.2B)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,4711,520 (+49)

0.51% more ownership

Funds ownership: 80.47%80.98% (+0.51%)

3% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $591M | Put options by funds: $609M

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 504 | Existing positions reduced: 601

Holders
1,520
Holders Change
+49
Holders Change %
+3.33%
% of All Funds
32.9%
Holding in Top 10
96
Holding in Top 10 Change
+20
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+26.32%
% of All Funds
2.08%
New
145
Increased
504
Reduced
601
Closed
84
Calls
$591M
Puts
$609M
Net Calls
-$18.1M
Net Calls Change
-$340M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$6B -$24.4M -167,970 -0.4%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$4.89B -$59.4M -408,795 -1%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.15B +$188M +1,295,200 +7%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$3.1B +$125M +857,983 +5%
JP Morgan Chase
5
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.68B +$320M +2,201,201 +26%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$1.5B -$20.2M -139,329 -1%
Bank of New York Mellon
7
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.5B -$13.8M -94,837 -1%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.26B +$13.6M +93,570 +1%
Invesco
9
Invesco
Georgia
$1.15B -$69.7M -480,133 -6%
AllianceBernstein
10
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.1B +$137M +939,719 +16%
Geode Capital Management
11
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.09B +$84.9M +584,529 +9%
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.07B +$12.6M +86,449 +1%
Polen Capital Management
13
Polen Capital Management
Florida
$974M -$186M -1,280,513 -17%
Fundsmith LLP
14
Fundsmith LLP
United Kingdom
$958M +$9.66M +66,480 +1%
Wellington Management Group
15
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$843M -$28.5M -196,125 -4%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
16
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$663M
PSCM
17
Pershing Square Capital Management
New York
$644M -$5.9M -40,600 -1%
Norges Bank
18
Norges Bank
Norway
$632M -$4.08M -28,104 -0.7%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$571M -$43.5M -299,500 -8%
CRC
20
Cedar Rock Capital
United Kingdom
$528M -$208K -1,432 -0%
TCIM
21
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$490M +$34.3M +236,083 +8%
GIM
22
Generation Investment Management
United Kingdom
$483M -$77.8M -535,824 -15%
Deutsche Bank
23
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$456M +$4.03M +27,729 +1%
Legal & General Group
24
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$427M +$65.9M +453,377 +20%
UBS AM
25
UBS AM
Illinois
$416M +$132M +909,679 +54%

ADP Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

1,520 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Automatic Data Processing (ADP) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $56.2B — up 22% from $46B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 145 funds opened new ADP positions and 84 closed out — a net gain of 61 holders — while 504 added to existing stakes and 601 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $320M. The largest seller was Polen Capital Management, cutting an estimated $186M.

  • 1,520 institutional investors held Automatic Data Processing (ADP) as of Q1 2019, up from 1,471 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $56.2B of Automatic Data Processing stock for Q1 2019, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 145 funds opened new Automatic Data Processing positions in Q1 2019 and 84 closed out, a net change of +61 holders.
  • The largest Automatic Data Processing buyer in Q1 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $320M added.
  • The largest Automatic Data Processing seller in Q1 2019 was Polen Capital Management, an estimated $186M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.