American Electric Power
AEP
976 hedge funds and large institutions have $24.7B invested in American Electric Power in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 300 increasing their positions, 400 reducing their positions, and 79 closing their positions.
80% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 9 (+4)
55% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $107M | Put options by funds: $69M
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $24.4B → $24.7B (+$377M)
0.79% more ownership
Funds ownership: 72.21% → 73% (+0.79%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 997 → 976 (-21)
16% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 79
25% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 300 | Existing positions reduced: 400
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$412M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$176M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$122M |
| 4 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
+$117M |
| 5 |
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$67.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$173M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$132M |
| 3 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$131M |
| 4 |
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
|
-$116M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$107M |
AEP Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
976 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in American Electric Power (AEP) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $24.7B — up 1.5% from $24.4B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 79 funds closed out of AEP and 66 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 400 trimmed existing stakes and 300 added.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $412M. The largest seller was AQR Capital Management, cutting an estimated $173M.
- 976 institutional investors held American Electric Power (AEP) as of Q2 2018, down from 997 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $24.7B of American Electric Power stock for Q2 2018, up 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 66 funds opened new American Electric Power positions in Q2 2018 and 79 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
- The largest American Electric Power buyer in Q2 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $412M added.
- The largest American Electric Power seller in Q2 2018 was AQR Capital Management, an estimated $173M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.