Alaska Air
486 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.42B invested in Alaska Air in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 107 funds opening new positions, 165 increasing their positions, 180 reducing their positions, and 74 closing their positions.
45% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 107 | Existing positions closed: 74
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 456 → 486 (+30)
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 165 | Existing positions reduced: 180
1.72% less ownership
Funds ownership: 91% → 89.28% (-1.7%)
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 6 (-2)
30% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.19B → $6.42B (-$2.77B)
53% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $30.1M | Put options by funds: $64.2M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$148M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$89M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$85.8M |
| 4 |
VFA
Virtus Fund Advisers
Hartford,
Connecticut
|
+$50.6M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$48.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$169M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$157M |
| 3 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$139M |
| 4 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$96M |
| 5 |
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
-$76.1M |
ALK Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
486 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alaska Air (ALK) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $6.42B — down 30% from $9.19B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 107 funds opened new ALK positions and 74 closed out — a net gain of 33 holders — while 165 added to existing stakes and 180 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $148M. The largest seller was BlackRock Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $169M.
- 486 institutional investors held Alaska Air (ALK) as of Q2 2016, up from 456 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $6.42B of Alaska Air stock for Q2 2016, down 30% quarter-over-quarter.
- 107 funds opened new Alaska Air positions in Q2 2016 and 74 closed out, a net change of +33 holders.
- The largest Alaska Air buyer in Q2 2016 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $148M added.
- The largest Alaska Air seller in Q2 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $169M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.