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AF

Astoria Financial Corporation
AF

Delisted

AF was delisted on the 29th of September, 2017.

159 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.23B invested in Astoria Financial Corporation in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

41% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 44

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.25B → $1.23B (-$22.7M)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 164159 (-5)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 16

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

60% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $181K | Put options by funds: $449K

Holders
159
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-3.05%
% of All Funds
4.24%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
12
Increased
62
Reduced
44
Closed
16
Calls
$181K
Puts
$449K
Net Calls
-$268K
Net Calls Change
-$196K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Dimensional Fund Advisors
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$127M -$68.4K -4,466 -0.1%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$111M +$4.19M +273,688 +4%
BFA
3
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$91.6M +$3.43M +223,869 +4%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$69.7M +$34M +2,216,334 +95%
ClearBridge Investments
5
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$66M +$79.1K +5,164 +0.1%
AA
6
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$66M -$4.25M -277,221 -6%
EARNEST Partners
7
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$48.3M -$1.17M -76,160 -2%
BIT
8
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$35.2M +$46.3K +3,021 +0.1%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$32.2M +$2.42M +158,094 +8%
Norges Bank
10
Norges Bank
Norway
$32.1M -$383K -25,000 -1%
Northern Trust
11
Northern Trust
Illinois
$30.5M +$478K +31,229 +2%
State Street
12
State Street
Massachusetts
$26.3M +$347K +22,671 +1%
BCM
13
Basswood Capital Management
New York
$26.2M
Renaissance Technologies
14
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$25M -$2.8M -182,500 -10%
PP
15
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$23.6M +$5.39M +352,100 +30%
Victory Capital Management
16
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$22.2M -$1.02M -66,481 -4%
JP Morgan Chase
17
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$21.8M -$5.19M -338,630 -19%
EA
18
Emerald Acquisition
Washington
$18.5M +$18.4M +1,204,282 New
MF
19
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
$18M
PCM
20
Polaris Capital Management
Massachusetts
$17M
Bank of New York Mellon
21
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$15.7M -$1.42M -92,399 -8%
Bank of America
22
Bank of America
North Carolina
$14M +$120K +7,860 +0.9%
HHC
23
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
$12.8M +$245K +16,002 +2%
WIC
24
Water Island Capital
New York
$11.3M
CCM
25
Chicago Capital Management
Illinois
$11.2M +$82.7K +5,400 +0.7%

AF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

159 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Astoria Financial Corporation (AF) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $1.23B — down 1.8% from $1.25B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of AF and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 44 trimmed existing stakes and 62 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $34M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $15.3M sold.

  • 159 institutional investors held Astoria Financial Corporation (AF) as of Q2 2016, down from 164 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.23B of Astoria Financial Corporation stock for Q2 2016, down 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Astoria Financial Corporation positions in Q2 2016 and 16 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Astoria Financial Corporation buyer in Q2 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $34M added.
  • The largest Astoria Financial Corporation seller in Q2 2016 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $15.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.