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American Financial Group

371 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.97B invested in American Financial Group in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 134 increasing their positions, 135 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

237% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.43M | Put options by funds: $2.2M

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 34 (+1)

28% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 40

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 362371 (+9)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.69B → $5.97B (+$271M)

0.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 62.52%62.47% (-0.06%)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 134 | Existing positions reduced: 135

Holders
371
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+2.49%
% of All Funds
8.41%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
51
Increased
134
Reduced
135
Closed
40
Calls
$7.43M
Puts
$2.2M
Net Calls
+$5.22M
Net Calls Change
+$4.05M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$737M +$13.1M +124,979 +2%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$696M +$4.39M +41,838 +0.7%
AFGI4KRSP
3
American Financial Group Inc 401(K) Retirement & Savings Plan
Ohio
$309M +$2.38M +22,654 +0.8%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$295M -$8.12M -77,354 -3%
Victory Capital Management
5
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$214M +$11.2M +106,980 +6%
AQR Capital Management
6
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$188M +$41.3M +393,738 +29%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
7
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$176M -$14.2M -135,068 -8%
LSV Asset Management
8
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$163M -$53.8M -512,711 -25%
Ninety One (UK)
9
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$141M +$13M +123,436 +11%
Bank of New York Mellon
10
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$119M -$1.38M -13,158 -1%
Invesco
11
Invesco
Georgia
$115M -$25.4M -241,825 -19%
AllianceBernstein
12
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$114M -$2.53M -24,075 -2%
DZ Bank
13
DZ Bank
Germany
$104M +$5.92M +56,424 +6%
Allianz Asset Management
14
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$101M -$11M -105,287 -10%
EVM
15
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$101M -$4.07M -38,771 -4%
Norges Bank
16
Norges Bank
Norway
$97.1M
Goldman Sachs
17
Goldman Sachs
New York
$95.4M +$16.2M +153,971 +21%
Prudential Financial
18
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$87.7M -$6.71M -63,952 -7%
Principal Financial Group
19
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$74.9M +$2.6M +24,802 +4%
Northern Trust
20
Northern Trust
Illinois
$72.3M -$2.57M -24,463 -4%
Schroder Investment Management Group
21
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$68.7M +$24.7M +234,900 +59%
Geode Capital Management
22
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$65.7M -$1.23M -11,731 -2%
PAM
23
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$50.1M +$22.4M +212,966 +86%
Bank of America
24
Bank of America
North Carolina
$44.8M -$14M -133,196 -24%
JP Morgan Chase
25
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$42.9M -$7.57M -72,151 -15%

AFG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

371 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in American Financial Group (AFG) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $5.97B — up 4.8% from $5.69B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 51 funds opened new AFG positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 134 added to existing stakes and 135 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AQR Capital Management, adding an estimated $41.3M. The largest seller was LSV Asset Management, cutting an estimated $53.8M.

  • 371 institutional investors held American Financial Group (AFG) as of Q4 2017, up from 362 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $5.97B of American Financial Group stock for Q4 2017, up 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 51 funds opened new American Financial Group positions in Q4 2017 and 40 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest American Financial Group buyer in Q4 2017 was AQR Capital Management, an estimated $41.3M added.
  • The largest American Financial Group seller in Q4 2017 was LSV Asset Management, an estimated $53.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.