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575 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.64B invested in Albemarle in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 78 funds opening new positions, 173 increasing their positions, 242 reducing their positions, and 90 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

1.94% more ownership

Funds ownership: 91.94%93.89% (+1.9%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 590575 (-15)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 78 | Existing positions closed: 90

23% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.94B → $7.64B (-$2.3B)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 173 | Existing positions reduced: 242

31% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $104M | Put options by funds: $150M

Holders
575
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-2.54%
% of All Funds
12.81%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
78
Increased
173
Reduced
242
Closed
90
Calls
$104M
Puts
$150M
Net Calls
-$46.2M
Net Calls Change
+$94.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$975M -$3.08M -32,620 -0.3%
Franklin Resources
2
Franklin Resources
California
$709M +$14.9M +158,355 +2%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$574M +$2.47M +26,145 +0.4%
Jennison Associates
4
Jennison Associates
New York
$536M -$88.9M -941,892 -12%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$476M -$24.2M -256,447 -4%
Primecap Management
6
Primecap Management
California
$321M +$291M +3,085,400 +285%
Bank of New York Mellon
7
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$247M -$101M -1,075,349 -25%
Baillie Gifford & Co
8
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$203M +$1.27M +13,487 +0.5%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$146M -$2.81M -29,800 -2%
IAM
10
Iridian Asset Management
Connecticut
$133M -$20.4M -215,898 -11%
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$125M -$45.5M -482,023 -23%
TCIM
12
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$107M +$90.1M +954,359 +221%
Geode Capital Management
13
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$104M +$6.36M +67,439 +5%
Principal Financial Group
14
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$104M +$28.9M +305,829 +29%
Artisan Partners
15
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$98M -$13.9M -147,417 -10%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$97.3M -$2.42M -25,621 -2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
17
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$93.9M +$11M +116,753 +11%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
18
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$93.6M -$20.6M -218,181 -15%
Norges Bank
19
Norges Bank
Norway
$74.3M -$1M -10,621 -1%
CG
20
Carmignac Gestion
France
$64.2M -$44.8M -474,384 -36%
RS
21
Robeco Schweiz
Switzerland
$58.8M +$28M +297,000 +63%
PRO
22
Pensioenfonds Rail & OV
Netherlands
$57.8M -$983K -10,422 -1%
Invesco
23
Invesco
Georgia
$56.8M +$8.02M +84,971 +13%
Allianz Asset Management
24
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$55.9M -$3.31M -35,057 -5%
LCOV
25
London Company of Virginia
Virginia
$55.7M -$5.26M -55,726 -7%

ALB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

575 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Albemarle (ALB) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $7.64B — down 23% from $9.94B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 90 funds closed out of ALB and 78 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 242 trimmed existing stakes and 173 added.

The largest buyer was Primecap Management, adding an estimated $291M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, cutting an estimated $101M.

  • 575 institutional investors held Albemarle (ALB) as of Q4 2018, down from 590 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $7.64B of Albemarle stock for Q4 2018, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 78 funds opened new Albemarle positions in Q4 2018 and 90 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
  • The largest Albemarle buyer in Q4 2018 was Primecap Management, an estimated $291M added.
  • The largest Albemarle seller in Q4 2018 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $101M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.