AerCap
167 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.97B invested in AerCap in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.
13% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 55
1.84% more ownership
Funds ownership: 46.33% → 48.16% (+1.8%)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.02B → $3.97B (-$53M)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 177 → 167 (-10)
14% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 12 (-2)
18% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 40
97% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $308M | Put options by funds: $9.85B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EPCM
Eton Park Capital Management
New York
|
+$103M |
| 2 |
DSC
Donald Smith & Co
New York
|
+$95M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$81.2M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$67.2M |
| 5 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$63.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP
Jana Partners
New York
|
-$464M |
| 2 |
OCAM
Owl Creek Asset Management
New York
|
-$79.3M |
| 3 |
FTCM
Fir Tree Capital Management
New York
|
-$36.3M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$21.6M |
| 5 |
MP
Manikay Partners
New York
|
-$20.4M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
201
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$208K | -5,197 | Closed |
|
202
SG Americas Securities
New York
| – | -$115K | -2,800 | Closed |
|
|
BFA
203
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$23K | -560 | Closed |
|
|
IRS
204
Invictus RG (Singapore)
Singapore
| – | -$8K | -184 | Closed |
|
|
WEC
205
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$5.85K | -144 | Closed |
|
|
AIG
206
American International Group
New York
| – | -$4.09K | -100 | Closed |
|
|
PTC
207
Private Trust Company
Cleveland,
Ohio
| – | -$2K | -50 | Closed |
|
|
BGIM
208
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$1K | -1 | Closed |
|
AER Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
167 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AerCap (AER) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $3.97B — down 1.3% from $4.02B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 40 funds closed out of AER and 33 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 55 trimmed existing stakes and 62 added.
The largest buyer was Eton Park Capital Management, adding an estimated $103M. The largest seller was Jana Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $464M sold.
- 167 institutional investors held AerCap (AER) as of Q4 2014, down from 177 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $3.97B of AerCap stock for Q4 2014, down 1.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new AerCap positions in Q4 2014 and 40 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest AerCap buyer in Q4 2014 was Eton Park Capital Management, an estimated $103M added.
- The largest AerCap seller in Q4 2014 was Jana Partners, an estimated $464M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.