Albemarle
ALB
590 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.94B invested in Albemarle in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 85 funds opening new positions, 210 increasing their positions, 203 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.
73% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 85 | Existing positions closed: 49
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.38B → $9.94B (+$562M)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 558 → 590 (+32)
2.15% more ownership
Funds ownership: 89.8% → 91.94% (+2.1%)
3% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 210 | Existing positions reduced: 203
47% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $159M | Put options by funds: $299M
75% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 1 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Seoul,
South Korea
|
+$139M |
| 2 |
Primecap Management
Pasadena,
California
|
+$105M |
| 3 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
+$54.7M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$49.3M |
| 5 |
GCM
Glenview Capital Management
New York
|
+$33.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$109M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$86.1M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$62M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$47.8M |
| 5 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$27.1M |
ALB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
590 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Albemarle (ALB) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $9.94B — up 6% from $9.38B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 85 funds opened new ALB positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 36 holders — while 210 added to existing stakes and 203 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Mirae Asset Global Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $139M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, cutting an estimated $109M.
- 590 institutional investors held Albemarle (ALB) as of Q3 2018, up from 558 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $9.94B of Albemarle stock for Q3 2018, up 6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 85 funds opened new Albemarle positions in Q3 2018 and 49 closed out, a net change of +36 holders.
- The largest Albemarle buyer in Q3 2018 was Mirae Asset Global Investments, an estimated $139M added.
- The largest Albemarle seller in Q3 2018 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $109M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.