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American Eagle Outfitters
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307 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.13B invested in American Eagle Outfitters in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 61 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 141 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

69% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 61 | Existing positions closed: 36

43% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 10 (+3)

38% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.72B → $5.13B (+$1.4B)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 284 → 307 (+23)

6.41% less ownership

Funds ownership: 111.81% → 105.4% (-6.4%)

39% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $45.3M | Put options by funds: $73.9M

51% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 141

Holders
307
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+8.1%
% of All Funds
5.39%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+42.86%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
61
Increased
69
Reduced
141
Closed
36
Calls
$45.3M
Puts
$73.9M
Net Calls
-$28.7M
Net Calls Change
-$90.8M

Top Buyers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$307M
2
Select Equity Group
Select Equity Group
New York
+$124M
3
AM
Atreides Management
Massachusetts
+$70.8M
4
CCM
Candlestick Capital Management
Connecticut
+$60.4M
5
WM
Wishbone Management
Illinois
+$59.3M

Top Sellers

1
MCM
Melvin Capital Management
New York
-$177M
2
CB
Cooke & Bieler
Pennsylvania
-$139M
3
SC
Samlyn Capital
New York
-$101M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$85.7M
5
SAM
Scopus Asset Management
New York
-$45.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$727M +$307M +12,007,084 +93%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$543M +$47.6M +1,859,562 +11%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$402M +$9.19M +359,108 +3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$224M -$15.6M -610,567 -7%
Macquarie Group
5
Macquarie Group
Australia
$204M +$54.2M +2,115,713 +43%
AM
6
Atreides Management
Massachusetts
$199M +$70.8M +2,766,531 +69%
CB
7
Cooke & Bieler
Pennsylvania
$156M -$139M -5,409,551 -50%
Select Equity Group
8
Select Equity Group
New York
$142M +$124M +4,858,761 New
State Street
9
State Street
Massachusetts
$141M -$10.7M -417,213 -8%
Goldman Sachs
10
Goldman Sachs
New York
$92.9M -$8.79M -343,259 -10%
PIM
11
Platinum Investment Management
Australia
$89.7M -$2.55M -99,444 -3%
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$79M -$14.4M -563,417 -17%
Franklin Resources
13
Franklin Resources
California
$78M -$6.91M -269,800 -9%
Geode Capital Management
14
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$70.8M +$3.61M +141,055 +6%
CCM
15
Candlestick Capital Management
Connecticut
$69M +$60.4M +2,358,218 New
WM
16
Wishbone Management
Illinois
$67.7M +$59.3M +2,315,949 New
MCM
17
Melvin Capital Management
New York
$61.4M -$177M -6,900,000 -77%
Wellington Management Group
18
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$61.1M -$295K -11,513 -0.5%
Invesco
19
Invesco
Georgia
$59.2M +$21.5M +837,954 +71%
Bank of New York Mellon
20
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$53.4M -$509K -19,889 -1%
Arrowstreet Capital
21
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$49.1M +$40.3M +1,575,581 +1,506%
N
22
Nuveen
North Carolina
$47.7M -$4.14M -161,751 -9%
Norges Bank
23
Norges Bank
Norway
$45.9M -$12.8M -499,985 -24%
American Century Companies
24
American Century Companies
Missouri
$41.5M +$29.8M +1,162,115 +453%
ClearBridge Investments
25
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$40.7M -$71.4K -2,790 -0.2%
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AEO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

307 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $5.13B — up 38% from $3.72B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 61 funds opened new AEO positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 69 added to existing stakes and 141 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $307M. The largest seller was Melvin Capital Management, cutting an estimated $177M.

  • 307 institutional investors held American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) as of Q1 2021, up from 284 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $5.13B of American Eagle Outfitters stock for Q1 2021, up 38% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 61 funds opened new American Eagle Outfitters positions in Q1 2021 and 36 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
  • The largest American Eagle Outfitters buyer in Q1 2021 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $307M added.
  • The largest American Eagle Outfitters seller in Q1 2021 was Melvin Capital Management, an estimated $177M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.