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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
Capital Research Global Investors
1
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$768M – – –
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$479M +$13.2M +256,667 +3%
Franklin Resources
3
Franklin Resources
California
$458M +$618K +11,999 +0.1%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$355M +$15.5M +300,895 +5%
TCIM
5
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$304M -$4.88M -94,786 -2%
Fidelity Investments
6
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$268M +$115M +2,231,553 +87%
BFA
7
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$208M +$10.4M +201,729 +6%
BIT
8
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$184M -$3.74M -72,566 -2%
JP Morgan Chase
9
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$179M +$20.4M +395,743 +14%
SFM
10
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$146M +$50.6M +983,781 +60%
Ameriprise
11
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$143M +$109M +2,122,138 +495%
BG
12
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$105M +$74.3M +1,443,563 +341%
CLM
13
ClearBridge LLC (Maryland)
Maryland
$94.8M +$9.82M +190,780 +13%
Massachusetts Financial Services
14
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$85.4M +$30K +582 +0%
TA
15
Teachers Advisors
New York
$83.4M +$26.8M +519,798 +54%
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$73.4M -$2.15M -41,688 -3%
SIM
17
Stelliam Investment Management
New York
$72.8M -$6.43M -125,000 -9%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
18
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$72M +$3.69M +71,639 +6%
Bank of America
19
Bank of America
North Carolina
$62.3M -$10.7M -207,418 -16%
GCM
20
Gates Capital Management
New York
$58.4M -$127M -2,461,148 -70%
Millennium Management
21
Millennium Management
New York
$58.1M -$11.4M -221,136 -18%
Macquarie Group
22
Macquarie Group
Australia
$56.4M +$7.83K +152 +0%
Northern Trust
23
Northern Trust
Illinois
$53.8M -$5.93M -115,233 -11%
Norges Bank
24
Norges Bank
Norway
$52.8M – – –
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
25
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$52.7M -$7.39M -143,640 -13%
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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.