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269 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.74B invested in Align Technology in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 86 increasing their positions, 109 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $31.5M | Put options by funds: $19.7M

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.34B → $3.74B (+$398M)

5% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 41

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 267 → 269 (+2)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 86 | Existing positions reduced: 109

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
269
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.75%
% of All Funds
7.73%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
43
Increased
86
Reduced
109
Closed
41
Calls
$31.5M
Puts
$19.7M
Net Calls
+$11.8M
Net Calls Change
+$2.65M

Top Buyers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$86M
2
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
+$84.1M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$50.6M
4
Westfield Capital Management
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$39.2M
5
NFA
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
+$31.9M

Top Sellers

1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
-$64.2M
2
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$32.7M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$26.4M
4
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$25.2M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$18.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CCA
26
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$34.8M -$4.3M -82,707 -12%
NFA
27
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$34.4M +$31.9M +613,125 New
Massachusetts Financial Services
28
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$30M +$13.7M +264,257 +98%
CCI
29
Columbus Circle Investors
$29.3M +$5.43M +104,390 +25%
TCIM
30
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$28.5M +$3.58M +68,730 +16%
Renaissance Technologies
31
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$27.4M -$14M -268,596 -35%
Calamos Advisors
32
Calamos Advisors
Illinois
$25.4M -$1.22M -23,389 -5%
Charles Schwab
33
Charles Schwab
California
$25M -$4.19M -80,493 -15%
Wells Fargo
34
Wells Fargo
California
$24.5M -$1.82M -34,903 -7%
Point72 Asset Management
35
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$24.5M +$22.7M +436,800 New
Geode Capital Management
36
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$23.4M -$2.54M -48,919 -10%
EAM
37
EverPoint Asset Management
Connecticut
$22.4M +$20.8M +400,000 New
SGAM
38
Smith Group Asset Management
Texas
$22.2M -$38K -730 -0.2%
KI
39
Kalmar Investments
Delaware
$22.1M +$20.5M +394,445 New
BA
40
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$21.3M -$9.5M -182,578 -32%
California Public Employees Retirement System
41
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$19.6M -$81.7K -1,570 -0.4%
TA
42
Teachers Advisors
New York
$17.5M -$7.33M -140,868 -31%
SAM
43
Sectoral Asset Management
Quebec, Canada
$16.5M +$5.06M +97,284 +49%
GC
44
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$15.3M +$463K +8,900 +3%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
45
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$15.1M -$2.5M -48,015 -15%
MSA
46
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$14.9M +$12.3M +236,977 +830%
AIMCA
47
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$14.5M +$13.5M +259,290 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
48
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$14.5M -$11.5M -220,266 -46%
Axa
49
Axa
France
$14.4M -$104K -2,000 -0.8%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
50
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$14.1M -$14.2M -272,192 -52%
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ALGN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

269 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Align Technology (ALGN) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $3.74B — up 12% from $3.34B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new ALGN positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 86 added to existing stakes and 109 trimmed.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $86M. The largest seller was BlackRock Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $64.2M.

  • 269 institutional investors held Align Technology (ALGN) as of Q2 2014, up from 267 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $3.74B of Align Technology stock for Q2 2014, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 43 funds opened new Align Technology positions in Q2 2014 and 41 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Align Technology buyer in Q2 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $86M added.
  • The largest Align Technology seller in Q2 2014 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $64.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.