Alaska Air
499 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.65B invested in Alaska Air in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 83 funds opening new positions, 192 increasing their positions, 158 reducing their positions, and 103 closing their positions.
22% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 192 | Existing positions reduced: 158
0.44% more ownership
Funds ownership: 86.42% → 86.86% (+0.44%)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 529 → 499 (-30)
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.81B → $6.65B (-$1.16B)
19% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 83 | Existing positions closed: 103
50% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $75.1M | Put options by funds: $151M
60% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 2 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$455M |
| 2 |
WCM
Wedge Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$55.3M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$48.9M |
| 4 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$46.7M |
| 5 |
SCM
Sterling Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$44.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ECU
Egerton Capital (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$201M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$123M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$68.2M |
| 4 |
Ninety One (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$64.2M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$54.8M |
ALK Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
499 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alaska Air (ALK) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $6.65B — down 15% from $7.81B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 103 funds closed out of ALK and 83 opened new positions — a net loss of 20 holders — while 158 trimmed existing stakes and 192 added.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $455M. The largest seller was Egerton Capital (UK), cutting an estimated $201M.
- 499 institutional investors held Alaska Air (ALK) as of Q1 2018, down from 529 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $6.65B of Alaska Air stock for Q1 2018, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 83 funds opened new Alaska Air positions in Q1 2018 and 103 closed out, a net change of -20 holders.
- The largest Alaska Air buyer in Q1 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $455M added.
- The largest Alaska Air seller in Q1 2018 was Egerton Capital (UK), an estimated $201M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.