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360 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.41B invested in Alaska Air in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 123 increasing their positions, 153 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

103% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $124M | Put options by funds: $61.2M

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 30

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 344 → 360 (+16)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.95B → $5.41B (-$545M)

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 5 (-1)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 123 | Existing positions reduced: 153

91.01% less ownership

Funds ownership: 183.65% → 92.63% (-91%)

Holders
360
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+4.65%
% of All Funds
10.45%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
50
Increased
123
Reduced
153
Closed
30
Calls
$124M
Puts
$61.2M
Net Calls
+$63.2M
Net Calls Change
-$96.8M

Top Buyers

1
AL
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
+$105M
2
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
+$24.3M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$21.5M
4
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$20.8M
5
WG
Winton Group
United Kingdom
+$19.4M

Top Sellers

1
VFA
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
-$50.5M
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$34.5M
3
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
-$33.8M
4
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$27.9M
5
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
-$26.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Axa
26
Axa
France
$50.6M -$728K -15,700 -1%
Allianz Asset Management
27
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$47.5M +$2.27M +48,963 +5%
Northern Trust
28
Northern Trust
Illinois
$46.1M -$1.42M -30,687 -3%
Fidelity Investments
29
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$43.9M -$1.15M -24,872 -2%
PI
30
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$39.3M +$16.1M +346,567 +62%
Prudential Financial
31
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$38.5M -$12.4M -266,678 -23%
Bank of Montreal
32
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$38.1M +$12.8M +275,910 +46%
Geode Capital Management
33
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$37.4M +$1.64M +35,428 +4%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
34
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$35.5M +$6.1M +131,520 +19%
NI
35
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$35.2M +$4.24M +91,360 +13%
Goldman Sachs
36
Goldman Sachs
New York
$34.9M -$15.7M -338,095 -30%
Federated Hermes
37
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$33.4M -$762K -16,437 -2%
NAP
38
New Amsterdam Partners
New York
$32.6M +$526K +11,330 +2%
RG
39
Renaissance Group
Kentucky
$31.8M -$678K -14,618 -2%
GAM
40
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$31.7M +$24.3M +524,728 +257%
Wells Fargo
41
Wells Fargo
California
$31.1M +$3.39M +73,016 +11%
Deutsche Bank
42
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$30M +$20.8M +448,777 +187%
Charles Schwab
43
Charles Schwab
California
$27.7M +$638K +13,756 +2%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
44
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$27M -$13.9M -300,000 -33%
California Public Employees Retirement System
45
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$26.8M -$260K -5,600 -0.9%
LSV Asset Management
46
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$26.5M -$2.09M -45,000 -7%
Nordea Investment Management
47
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$26.3M +$2.41M +51,892 +9%
Norges Bank
48
Norges Bank
Norway
$26.2M -$27.9M -601,860 -50%
First Trust Advisors
49
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$25.6M +$1.97M +42,536 +8%
Neuberger Berman Group
50
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$25.4M -$4.16M -89,642 -13%
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ALK Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

360 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alaska Air (ALK) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $5.41B — down 9.2% from $5.95B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 50 funds opened new ALK positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 123 added to existing stakes and 153 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AJO LP, adding an estimated $105M. The largest seller was Virtus Fund Advisers, cutting an estimated $50.5M.

  • 360 institutional investors held Alaska Air (ALK) as of Q3 2014, up from 344 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $5.41B of Alaska Air stock for Q3 2014, down 9.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 50 funds opened new Alaska Air positions in Q3 2014 and 30 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest Alaska Air buyer in Q3 2014 was AJO LP, an estimated $105M added.
  • The largest Alaska Air seller in Q3 2014 was Virtus Fund Advisers, an estimated $50.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.