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56 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.11B invested in Advantage Solutions in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6,153% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.5M | Put options by funds: $40K

297% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $281M → $1.11B (+$834M)

150% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 5 (+3)

43% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 7

1.63% less ownership

Funds ownership: 2.69% → 1.07% (-1.6%)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 62 → 56 (-6)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 43

Holders
56
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-9.68%
% of All Funds
0.99%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+150%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
37
Increased
10
Reduced
7
Closed
43
Calls
$2.5M
Puts
$40K
Net Calls
+$2.46M
Net Calls Change
+$1.19M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LGP
Leonard Green & Partners
California
+$163M
2
BG
Baupost Group
Massachusetts
+$131M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$84.7M
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$73.8M
5
Alyeska Investment Group
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
+$73.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TD Asset Management
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$35.9M
2
JGC
J. Goldman & Co
New York
-$29.3M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$26.3M
4
DKCM
Davidson Kempner Capital Management
New York
-$18.3M
5
GL
Governors Lane
New York
-$17.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
26
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.39M +$1.11M +4,234 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
27
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.2M +$717K +2,728 +303%
Bank of America
28
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.15M -$75.5K -287 -8%
Capstone Investment Advisors
29
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
$1.02M +$817K +3,106 New
MWNA
30
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$969K +$775K +2,946 New
State Street
31
State Street
Massachusetts
$947K +$756K +2,876 New
Bank of New York Mellon
32
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$812K +$649K +2,467 New
TD Asset Management
33
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$691K -$35.9M -136,701 -98%
Arrowstreet Capital
34
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$659K +$526K +2,000 New
MFS
35
Mirabella Financial Services
United Kingdom
$653K +$522K +1,984 New
SSA
36
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$629K +$503K +1,911 New
CSS
37
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$574K +$458K +1,743 New
Wells Fargo
38
Wells Fargo
California
$516K +$74.4K +283 +22%
LPL Financial
39
LPL Financial
California
$501K +$10.8K +41 +3%
M&T Bank
40
M&T Bank
New York
$364K -$310K -1,179 -52%
CC
41
Cannell & Co
New York
$358K +$286K +1,086 New
GW
42
GW & Wade
Massachusetts
$263K +$210K +800 New
PCM
43
Penserra Capital Management
California
$248K +$170K +648 +611%
Squarepoint
44
Squarepoint
New York
$157K +$126K +478 New
Morgan Stanley
45
Morgan Stanley
New York
$156K +$125K +475 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
46
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$154K +$123K +467 New
JP Morgan Chase
47
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$38K -$5.23M -19,885 -99%
QT
48
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$35K +$28.4K +108 New
GRP
49
Global Retirement Partners
California
$31K +$2.63K +10 +12%
Royal Bank of Canada
50
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$22K +$1.58K +6 +10%
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ADV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

56 of the 5,652 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Advantage Solutions (ADV) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $1.11B — up 297% from $281M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 43 funds closed out of ADV and 37 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 7 trimmed existing stakes and 10 added.

The largest buyer was Leonard Green & Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $163M. The largest seller was TD Asset Management, cutting an estimated $35.9M.

  • 56 institutional investors held Advantage Solutions (ADV) as of Q4 2020, down from 62 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.11B of Advantage Solutions stock for Q4 2020, up 297% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 37 funds opened new Advantage Solutions positions in Q4 2020 and 43 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Advantage Solutions buyer in Q4 2020 was Leonard Green & Partners, an estimated $163M added.
  • The largest Advantage Solutions seller in Q4 2020 was TD Asset Management, an estimated $35.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.