Alaska Air
430 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.91B invested in Alaska Air in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 149 increasing their positions, 177 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.
114% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 15 (+8)
31% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 48
24% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.2B → $8.91B (+$1.71B)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 416 → 430 (+14)
1.72% more ownership
Funds ownership: 86.81% → 88.54% (+1.7%)
16% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 149 | Existing positions reduced: 177
34% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $65.8M | Put options by funds: $99.6M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$185M |
| 2 |
IAM
Impala Asset Management
Palm Beach,
Florida
|
+$51.1M |
| 3 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$28.5M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$24.3M |
| 5 |
DIA
Dana Investment Advisors
Waukesha,
Wisconsin
|
+$24.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$46M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$42.9M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$40.5M |
| 4 |
Ninety One (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$31.7M |
| 5 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$31.6M |
ALK Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
430 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alaska Air (ALK) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $8.91B — up 24% from $7.2B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new ALK positions and 48 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 149 added to existing stakes and 177 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $185M. The largest seller was Acadian Asset Management, cutting an estimated $46M.
- 430 institutional investors held Alaska Air (ALK) as of Q3 2015, up from 416 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $8.91B of Alaska Air stock for Q3 2015, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
- 63 funds opened new Alaska Air positions in Q3 2015 and 48 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
- The largest Alaska Air buyer in Q3 2015 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $185M added.
- The largest Alaska Air seller in Q3 2015 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $46M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.