Albemarle
ALB
444 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.27B invested in Albemarle in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 73 funds opening new positions, 156 increasing their positions, 163 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.
273% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $91M | Put options by funds: $24.4M
52% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 73 | Existing positions closed: 48
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 429 → 444 (+15)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.09B → $8.27B (+$183M)
0.62% less ownership
Funds ownership: 86.06% → 85.45% (-0.62%)
4% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 156 | Existing positions reduced: 163
14% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 6 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
+$73.2M |
| 2 |
Adage Capital Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$70.2M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$35.8M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$33.8M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$29.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$64.3M |
| 2 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$61.2M |
| 3 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$50.3M |
| 4 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$39M |
| 5 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$33.9M |
ALB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
444 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Albemarle (ALB) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $8.27B — up 2.3% from $8.09B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 73 funds opened new ALB positions and 48 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 156 added to existing stakes and 163 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jennison Associates, adding an estimated $73.2M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $64.3M.
- 444 institutional investors held Albemarle (ALB) as of Q4 2016, up from 429 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $8.27B of Albemarle stock for Q4 2016, up 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 73 funds opened new Albemarle positions in Q4 2016 and 48 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
- The largest Albemarle buyer in Q4 2016 was Jennison Associates, an estimated $73.2M added.
- The largest Albemarle seller in Q4 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $64.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.