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321 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.05B invested in Albemarle in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 118 increasing their positions, 90 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

139% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $27.4M | Put options by funds: $11.5M

133% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 7 (+4)

62% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 39

33% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.55B → $6.05B (+$1.5B)

31% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 118 | Existing positions reduced: 90

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 303 → 321 (+18)

4.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 92.2% → 96.47% (+4.3%)

Holders
321
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+5.94%
% of All Funds
8.42%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+133.33%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
63
Increased
118
Reduced
90
Closed
39
Calls
$27.4M
Puts
$11.5M
Net Calls
+$16M
Net Calls Change
+$22.2M

Top Buyers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$115M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$109M
3
BG
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
+$74.3M
4
SFM
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
+$50.6M
5
TPCM
Tide Point Capital Management
Connecticut
+$48.4M

Top Sellers

1
GCM
Gates Capital Management
New York
-$127M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$102M
3
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
-$75.1M
4
ACA
Anchor Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
-$40.2M
5
AC
Ascend Capital
California
-$26.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
QIM
226
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$487K +$448K +8,700 New
WEC
227
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$460K -$59.4K -1,154 -12%
DL
228
Delta Lloyd
Netherlands
$459K – – –
CA
229
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$444K +$53.6K +1,042 +15%
WSCM
230
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$434K – – –
TD Asset Management
231
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$427K +$113K +2,200 +41%
NCA
232
NCM Capital Advisers
North Carolina
$426K – – –
SMDAM
233
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$424K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
234
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$411K -$205K -3,979 -35%
BFA
235
Benedict Financial Advisors
Georgia
$406K +$32.5K +631 +10%
RFC
236
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$397K +$365K +7,089 New
NCM
237
Newgate Capital Management
Connecticut
$396K -$56K -1,087 -13%
BNP Paribas Asset Management
238
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$396K +$54.1K +1,050 +17%
LIA
239
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$395K +$19.3K +375 +6%
GIA
240
GHP Investment Advisors
Colorado
$385K -$30.2K -587 -8%
MHC
241
Meyer Handelman Company
New York
$358K – – –
Simplex Trading
242
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$340K +$313K +6,085 New
WAM
243
World Asset Management
Michigan
$336K +$3.76K +73 +1%
CIM
244
Calvert Investment Management
Maryland
$333K +$306K +5,937 New
CC
245
Cambrian Capital
California
$325K +$299K +5,800 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
246
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$316K -$49.6K -964 -15%
GS
247
Girard Securities
California
$283K +$260K +5,054 New
GL
248
GLG LLC
New York
$282K -$149K -2,895 -36%
Baird Financial Group
249
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$280K – – –
PSUF
250
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$279K +$257K +4,990 New
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ALB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

321 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Albemarle (ALB) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $6.05B — up 33% from $4.55B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new ALB positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 118 added to existing stakes and 90 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $115M. The largest seller was Gates Capital Management, cutting an estimated $127M.

  • 321 institutional investors held Albemarle (ALB) as of Q4 2015, up from 303 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $6.05B of Albemarle stock for Q4 2015, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 63 funds opened new Albemarle positions in Q4 2015 and 39 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest Albemarle buyer in Q4 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $115M added.
  • The largest Albemarle seller in Q4 2015 was Gates Capital Management, an estimated $127M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.