Alaska Air
456 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.27B invested in Alaska Air in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 71 funds opening new positions, 163 increasing their positions, 170 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.
69% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 42
17% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $115M | Put options by funds: $97.6M
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 430 → 456 (+26)
1.65% more ownership
Funds ownership: 88.54% → 90.18% (+1.6%)
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.91B → $9.27B (+$358M)
4% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 163 | Existing positions reduced: 170
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 10 (-5)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$194M |
| 2 |
Ninety One (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$99.2M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$98.6M |
| 4 |
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$52.4M |
| 5 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$23.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IAM
Impala Asset Management
Palm Beach,
Florida
|
-$58.7M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$56.6M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$43.2M |
| 4 |
Axa
Paris,
France
|
-$35M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$31M |
ALK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
456 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alaska Air (ALK) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $9.27B — up 4% from $8.91B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 71 funds opened new ALK positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 163 added to existing stakes and 170 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $194M. The largest seller was Impala Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $58.7M sold.
- 456 institutional investors held Alaska Air (ALK) as of Q4 2015, up from 430 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $9.27B of Alaska Air stock for Q4 2015, up 4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 71 funds opened new Alaska Air positions in Q4 2015 and 42 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
- The largest Alaska Air buyer in Q4 2015 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $194M added.
- The largest Alaska Air seller in Q4 2015 was Impala Asset Management, an estimated $58.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.