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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
PP
326
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
– -$2.13M -48,408 Closed
AL
327
Airain Ltd
Guernsey
– -$1.98M -44,781 Closed
Voloridge Investment Management
328
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
– -$1.93M -43,753 Closed
SCP
329
Scoria Capital Partners
Connecticut
– -$1.81M -41,100 Closed
CC
330
Chubb Corp
New Jersey
– -$1.78M -40,381 Closed
DC
331
Deere & Company
Illinois
– -$1.55M -35,075 Closed
GE
332
General Electric
Ohio
– -$1.37M -30,969 Closed
ARC
333
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
– -$1.36M -30,862 Closed
TI
334
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
– -$1.35M -30,700 Closed
Janney Montgomery Scott
335
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
– -$1.21M -27,450 Closed
NI
336
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
– -$1.19M -27,000 Closed
HI
337
HBK Investments
Texas
– -$1.1M -25,000 Closed
Twin Tree Management
338
Twin Tree Management
Texas
– -$1.01M -19,587 Closed
TI
339
Turner Investments
Pennsylvania
– -$745K -16,890 Closed
CCM
340
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
– -$702K -15,915 Closed
BA
341
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
– -$412K -9,344 Closed
FAAS
342
First Allied Advisory Services
California
– -$401K -8,926 Closed
Verition Fund Management
343
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
– -$381K -8,631 Closed
RQS
344
Ramsey Quantitative Systems
Kentucky
– -$374K -8,473 Closed
BRCM
345
Bright Rock Capital Management
Massachusetts
– -$353K -8,000 Closed
Bessemer Group
346
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
– -$332K -7,527 Closed
ZIM
347
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
– -$308K -6,984 Closed
Stifel Financial
348
Stifel Financial
Missouri
– -$291K -6,617 Closed
BFM
349
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
– -$243K -5,519 Closed
CCMH
350
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
– -$174K -3,936 Closed
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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.