AerCap
168 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.4B invested in AerCap in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 56
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.02B → $4.4B (+$378M)
7.06% more ownership
Funds ownership: 46.33% → 53.39% (+7.1%)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 177 → 168 (-9)
7% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 13 (-1)
15% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 39
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 |
OCAM
Owl Creek Asset Management
New York
|
-$79.3M |
| 2 |
FTCM
Fir Tree Capital Management
New York
|
-$36.3M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$21.6M |
| 4 |
MP
Manikay Partners
New York
|
-$20.4M |
| 5 |
SM
Scoggin Management
New York
|
-$16.6M |
AER Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
168 of the 3,765 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AerCap (AER) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $4.4B — up 9.4% from $4.02B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 39 funds closed out of AER and 33 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 56 trimmed existing stakes and 62 added.
The largest buyer was Eton Park Capital Management, adding an estimated $103M. The largest seller was Owl Creek Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $79.3M sold.
- 168 institutional investors held AerCap (AER) as of Q4 2014, down from 177 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $4.4B of AerCap stock for Q4 2014, up 9.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new AerCap positions in Q4 2014 and 39 closed out, a net change of -6 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 Owl Creek Asset Management, an estimated $79.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.