Alcon
ALC
624 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.5B invested in Alcon in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 114 funds opening new positions, 205 increasing their positions, 181 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.
124% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 114 | Existing positions closed: 51
107% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $354M | Put options by funds: $171M
15% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 15 (+2)
13% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 205 | Existing positions reduced: 181
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 573 → 624 (+51)
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $18B → $19.5B (+$1.49B)
2.49% more ownership
Funds ownership: 47.17% → 49.66% (+2.5%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HL
Harding Loevner
Bridgewater,
New Jersey
|
+$755M |
| 2 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
+$375M |
| 3 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$328M |
| 4 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$76.9M |
| 5 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$55.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$360M |
| 2 |
FPP
Findlay Park Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$165M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$75.9M |
| 4 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$55.3M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$52.5M |
ALC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review
624 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alcon (ALC) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $19.5B — up 8.3% from $18B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 114 funds opened new ALC positions and 51 closed out — a net gain of 63 holders — while 205 added to existing stakes and 181 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Harding Loevner, adding an estimated $755M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $360M.
- 624 institutional investors held Alcon (ALC) as of Q4 2021, up from 573 in Q3 2021.
- Funds reported $19.5B of Alcon stock for Q4 2021, up 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 114 funds opened new Alcon positions in Q4 2021 and 51 closed out, a net change of +63 holders.
- The largest Alcon buyer in Q4 2021 was Harding Loevner, an estimated $755M added.
- The largest Alcon seller in Q4 2021 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $360M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.