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296 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.38B invested in AerCap in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 88 increasing their positions, 116 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

86% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 28

21% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 17 (+3)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 276 → 296 (+20)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.33B → $6.38B (+$50.7M)

3.5% less ownership

Funds ownership: 87.86% → 84.36% (-3.5%)

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 88 | Existing positions reduced: 116

95% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $464M | Put options by funds: $10B

Holders
296
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+7.25%
% of All Funds
7.4%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+21.43%
% of All Funds
0.42%
New
52
Increased
88
Reduced
116
Closed
28
Calls
$464M
Puts
$10B
Net Calls
-$9.56B
Net Calls Change
-$77M

Top Buyers

1
Legal & General Group
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
+$46.1M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$30.4M
3
SI
Sensato Investors
California
+$26.5M
4
TAM
Toscafund Asset Management
United Kingdom
+$16.8M
5
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
+$14.1M

Top Sellers

1
SSM
Sound Shore Management
Connecticut
-$109M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$90.6M
3
HCM
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$87.3M
4
OA
Omega Advisors
New York
-$75.4M
5
PC
Perry Capital
New York
-$68.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Wellington Management Group
1
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$637M -$90.6M -2,153,155 -12%
GC
2
Greenlight Capital
New York
$525M -$6.1M -144,983 -1%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$378M -$26.5M -630,032 -6%
DSC
4
Donald Smith & Co
New York
$374M -$4.18M -99,474 -1%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$299M +$30.4M +722,434 +11%
Deutsche Bank
6
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$254M -$17.3M -411,388 -6%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$209M -$66.4M -1,579,522 -24%
CI
8
Cambiar Investors
Colorado
$204M -$4.57M -108,667 -2%
Nomura Holdings
9
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$195M +$3.08M +73,207 +2%
LAM
10
Lyrical Asset Management
New York
$165M +$2.86M +67,881 +2%
Neuberger Berman Group
11
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$152M -$18.2M -432,287 -11%
State Street
12
State Street
Massachusetts
$148M +$8.94M +212,585 +6%
Citigroup
13
Citigroup
New York
$136M -$29.4M -698,166 -18%
TCM
14
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$124M -$8.62M -205,000 -6%
BGIM
15
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$120M -$5.81M -138,206 -5%
Bank of America
16
Bank of America
North Carolina
$119M +$11.8M +281,578 +11%
CB
17
Cooke & Bieler
Pennsylvania
$112M -$1.71M -40,600 -1%
BIT
18
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$102M -$4.91M -116,834 -5%
OA
19
Omega Advisors
New York
$94.3M -$75.4M -1,793,520 -44%
MDSL
20
M.D. Sass LLC
New York
$74.7M -$340K -8,095 -0.4%
Northern Trust
21
Northern Trust
Illinois
$69.3M -$3.17M -75,353 -4%
Bank of Montreal
22
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$66.6M +$14M +333,235 +27%
BG
23
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$64.1M +$831K +19,758 +1%
BFA
24
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$63.6M +$693K +16,482 +1%
MAI
25
Marble Arch Investments
New York
$63.2M -$21.7M -515,000 -25%
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AER Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

296 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AerCap (AER) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $6.38B — up 0.8% from $6.33B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new AER positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 88 added to existing stakes and 116 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Legal & General Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $46.1M. The largest seller was Sound Shore Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $109M sold.

  • 296 institutional investors held AerCap (AER) as of Q4 2016, up from 276 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $6.38B of AerCap stock for Q4 2016, up 0.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new AerCap positions in Q4 2016 and 28 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest AerCap buyer in Q4 2016 was Legal & General Group, an estimated $46.1M added.
  • The largest AerCap seller in Q4 2016 was Sound Shore Management, an estimated $109M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.