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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
TH
176
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$1.14M +$1.05M +20,338 New
URS
177
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$1.13M – – –
USGIU
178
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
Texas
$1.12M +$1.03M +20,000 New
GC
179
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.1M -$13M -253,188 -93%
LIM
180
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
$1.06M +$422K +8,200 +76%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
181
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.04M +$132K +2,555 +16%
Mackenzie Financial
182
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$969K +$185K +3,600 +26%
AIP
183
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$944K – – –
EBIM
184
Eagle Boston Investment Management
Massachusetts
$920K +$136K +2,647 +19%
Envestnet Asset Management
185
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$896K -$419K -8,140 -34%
RJFSA
186
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$868K +$798K +15,494 New
CCM
187
Channing Capital Management
Illinois
$867K +$797K +15,479 New
NGA
188
Naples Global Advisors
Florida
$834K +$68.6K +1,333 +10%
Asset Management One
189
Asset Management One
Japan
$833K +$126K +2,456 +20%
SAM
190
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$824K -$46.7K -908 -6%
Marshall Wace
191
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$821K +$489K +9,496 +184%
AAM
192
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$809K -$197K -3,820 -21%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
193
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$790K +$66K +1,282 +10%
SC
194
Sasco Capital
Connecticut
$784K -$81.8K -1,589 -10%
ACM
195
Axel Capital Management
New York
$780K – – –
USAA
196
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$770K +$707K +13,740 New
QSS
197
Quantitative Systematic Strategies
Florida
$765K +$161K +3,125 +30%
AB
198
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$695K -$42.1K -818 -6%
Nomura Asset Management
199
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$672K +$30.9K +600 +5%
PA
200
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$670K +$35.9K +698 +6%
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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.