Alaska Air
529 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.81B invested in Alaska Air in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 104 funds opening new positions, 178 increasing their positions, 190 reducing their positions, and 92 closing their positions.
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)
13% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 104 | Existing positions closed: 92
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 522 → 529 (+7)
6% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 178 | Existing positions reduced: 190
2.12% less ownership
Funds ownership: 88.54% → 86.42% (-2.1%)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.34B → $7.81B (-$525M)
39% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $81.8M | Put options by funds: $135M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$110M |
| 2 |
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
+$62M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$55.9M |
| 4 |
ECM
Element Capital Management
New York
|
+$45M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$44.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$144M |
| 2 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$81M |
| 3 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$51.2M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$45.3M |
| 5 |
ECU
Egerton Capital (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$41.3M |
ALK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
529 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alaska Air (ALK) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $7.81B — down 6.3% from $8.34B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 104 funds opened new ALK positions and 92 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 178 added to existing stakes and 190 trimmed.
The largest buyer was OppenheimerFunds, adding an estimated $110M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $144M.
- 529 institutional investors held Alaska Air (ALK) as of Q4 2017, up from 522 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $7.81B of Alaska Air stock for Q4 2017, down 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 104 funds opened new Alaska Air positions in Q4 2017 and 92 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest Alaska Air buyer in Q4 2017 was OppenheimerFunds, an estimated $110M added.
- The largest Alaska Air seller in Q4 2017 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $144M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.