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Albemarle
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305 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.63B invested in Albemarle in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 100 increasing their positions, 115 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,921% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $44.2M | Put options by funds: $2.19M

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.23B → $4.63B (+$397M)

1.04% more ownership

Funds ownership: 80.31% → 81.34% (+1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 32

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 306 → 305 (-1)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 100 | Existing positions reduced: 115

Holders
305
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.33%
% of All Funds
8.77%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
32
Increased
100
Reduced
115
Closed
32
Calls
$44.2M
Puts
$2.19M
Net Calls
+$42M
Net Calls Change
+$31.7M

Top Buyers

1
Jennison Associates
Jennison Associates
New York
+$63.1M
2
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
+$46.5M
3
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$44.7M
4
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
+$38M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$31.8M

Top Sellers

1
Adage Capital Partners
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
-$59.8M
2
GCM
Gates Capital Management
New York
-$46.1M
3
LCOV
London Company of Virginia
Virginia
-$24.3M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$21.9M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$21.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IMOV
176
Investment Management of Virginia
Virginia
$969K – – –
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
177
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
$960K +$252K +3,672 +38%
Asset Management One
178
Asset Management One
Japan
$941K +$289K +4,210 +47%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
179
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$938K -$72.6K -1,058 -7%
ST
180
Spot Trading
Illinois
$888K +$847K +12,350 +19,603%
US Bancorp
181
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$884K +$75.2K +1,096 +10%
LS
182
Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia
Sweden
$844K – – –
KLWA
183
Kelly Lawrence W & Associates
California
$832K – – –
SB
184
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$814K -$2.39M -34,871 -75%
Natixis Advisors
185
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$808K +$317K +4,624 +69%
SAM
186
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$797K -$22.6K -329 -3%
COPPSERS
187
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$791K -$2.74K -40 -0.4%
VAM
188
Visium Asset Management
New York
$787K +$755K +11,006 New
LBC
189
Lowe Brockenbrough & Co
Virginia
$746K – – –
EAM
190
EULAV Asset Management
Florida
$722K – – –
MCM
191
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$721K -$23.1K -337 -3%
VFA
192
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
$717K +$688K +10,025 New
AAF
193
Andra AP-fonden
Sweden
$715K +$686K +10,000 New
Janus Henderson Group
194
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$697K – – –
NBC
195
Neuberger Berman Canada
Ontario, Canada
$694K -$41.2K -600 -6%
LTFS
196
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$687K +$163K +2,383 +33%
AA
197
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$668K +$16.2K +236 +3%
SCM
198
Shelton Capital Management
Colorado
$637K – – –
JHIU
199
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$629K -$322K -4,700 -35%
LPL Financial
200
LPL Financial
California
$610K -$41.3K -602 -7%
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ALB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

305 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Albemarle (ALB) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $4.63B — up 9.4% from $4.23B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in ALB was balanced in Q2 2014: 32 funds opened new positions, 32 closed out, 100 added to existing stakes and 115 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jennison Associates, adding an estimated $63.1M. The largest seller was Adage Capital Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $59.8M sold.

  • 305 institutional investors held Albemarle (ALB) as of Q2 2014, down from 306 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $4.63B of Albemarle stock for Q2 2014, up 9.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new Albemarle positions in Q2 2014 and 32 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Albemarle buyer in Q2 2014 was Jennison Associates, an estimated $63.1M added.
  • The largest Albemarle seller in Q2 2014 was Adage Capital Partners, an estimated $59.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.