AerCap
300 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.81B invested in AerCap in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 120 increasing their positions, 88 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.
36% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 120 | Existing positions reduced: 88
35% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 40
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.38B → $6.81B (+$424M)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 296 → 300 (+4)
0.36% less ownership
Funds ownership: 84.36% → 83.99% (-0.36%)
6% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 17 → 16 (-1)
97% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $307M | Put options by funds: $10.9B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$298M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$88.4M |
| 3 |
WCM
Wedge Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$84.9M |
| 4 |
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$58.9M |
| 5 |
CI
Cambiar Investors
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$56.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$321M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$73M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$68.2M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$60.3M |
| 5 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$54.2M |
AER Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
300 of the 4,034 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AerCap (AER) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $6.81B — up 6.7% from $6.38B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new AER positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 120 added to existing stakes and 88 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $298M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $321M.
- 300 institutional investors held AerCap (AER) as of Q1 2017, up from 296 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $6.81B of AerCap stock for Q1 2017, up 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 54 funds opened new AerCap positions in Q1 2017 and 40 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest AerCap buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $298M added.
- The largest AerCap seller in Q1 2017 was UBS Group, an estimated $321M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.