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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
Prudential Financial
101
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$5.42M -$254K -4,940 -5%
IGIM
102
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$5.41M +$2.39M +46,351 +92%
TPSF
103
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$5.2M +$5.35K +104 +0.1%
KCM
104
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$5.16M -$4.27K -83 -0.1%
EAM
105
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$5.05M +$4.14M +80,371 +813%
HEIP
106
Hudson Edge Investment Partners
New Jersey
$4.94M +$4.54M +88,240 New
ERSOT
107
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$4.93M +$669K +13,000 +17%
AllianceBernstein
108
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$4.88M -$422K -8,198 -9%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
109
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$4.66M -$33.5K -650 -0.8%
RFC
110
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$4.64M +$815K +15,827 +24%
SAM
111
Scopus Asset Management
New York
$4.48M -$3.35M -65,000 -45%
MOACM
112
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$4.15M -$38.6K -750 -1%
LMGAM
113
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$4.05M +$1.26M +24,536 +51%
Legal & General Group
114
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$4.02M +$230K +4,476 +7%
WMSA
115
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$4.01M +$1.1M +21,294 +42%
Comerica Bank
116
Comerica Bank
Texas
$3.99M -$4.94K -96 -0.1%
GGPE
117
Golden Gate Private Equity
California
$3.98M – – –
SPPAM
118
Summit Partners Public Asset Management
Massachusetts
$3.92M +$3.6M +70,000 New
Tudor Investment Corp
119
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$3.92M +$3.6M +70,000 New
GC
120
Grimes & Company
Massachusetts
$3.66M -$92.2K -1,791 -3%
CCMLC
121
Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut)
Connecticut
$3.61M -$334K -6,494 -9%
UBS Group
122
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3.11M -$2.17M -42,174 -43%
Federated Hermes
123
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$3.08M -$624K -12,119 -18%
Nisa Investment Advisors
124
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$3.01M +$314K +6,100 +13%
ASRS
125
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$2.98M +$126K +2,444 +5%
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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.