American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL was delisted on the 2nd of May, 2024.
273 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.39B invested in American Equity Investment Life Holding Company in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 97 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.
269% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.1M | Put options by funds: $2.73M
24% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 38
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 97 | Existing positions reduced: 87
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 266 → 273 (+7)
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)
21% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.02B → $2.39B (-$630M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$15.7M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$10.5M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$7.47M |
| 4 |
BC
Burney Company
Reston,
Virginia
|
+$6.45M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$5.43M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$27.2M |
| 2 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$15.7M |
| 3 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$13.6M |
| 4 |
SCM
Snow Capital Management
Sewickley,
Pennsylvania
|
-$11.1M |
| 5 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$7.73M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
APP
301
Avantax Planning Partners
Dubuque,
Iowa
| – | -$73K | -2,054 | Closed |
|
|
MWPCG
302
Measured Wealth Private Client Group
Portsmouth,
New Hampshire
| – | -$41K | -1,145 | Closed |
|
|
FIA
303
FNY Investment Advisers
New York
| – | -$17K | -500 | Closed |
|
|
SFM
304
Signet Financial Management
Parsippany,
New Jersey
| – | -$8K | -228 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
305
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$3K | -84 | Closed |
|
306
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$3K | -76 | Closed |
|
|
CCM
307
Cribstone Capital Management
Augusta,
Maine
| – | -$2K | -60 | Closed |
|
|
CAG
308
Csenge Advisory Group
Clearwater,
Florida
| – | -$1K | -32 | Closed |
|
|
WSTAM
309
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Norfolk,
Virginia
| – | -$1K | -20 | Closed |
|
|
CAW
310
Cornerstone Advisors (Washington)
Bellevue,
Washington
| – | -$1K | -18 | Closed |
|
AEL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
273 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (AEL) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $2.39B — down 21% from $3.02B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new AEL positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 97 added to existing stakes and 87 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $15.7M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $27.2M.
- 273 institutional investors held American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (AEL) as of Q4 2018, up from 266 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $2.39B of American Equity Investment Life Holding Company stock for Q4 2018, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
- 47 funds opened new American Equity Investment Life Holding Company positions in Q4 2018 and 38 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest American Equity Investment Life Holding Company buyer in Q4 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $15.7M added.
- The largest American Equity Investment Life Holding Company seller in Q4 2018 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $27.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.