Alaska Air
292 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.32B invested in Alaska Air in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 106 increasing their positions, 110 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.
65% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $51.7M | Put options by funds: $31.3M
62% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 34
26% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.43B → $4.32B (+$884M)
9.45% more ownership
Funds ownership: 187.99% → 197.44% (+9.5%)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 273 → 292 (+19)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
4% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 106 | Existing positions reduced: 110
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$113M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$109M |
| 3 |
SB
Suntrust Banks
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$38.3M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$36.6M |
| 5 |
Cohen & Steers
New York
|
+$33.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$113M |
| 2 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$37.8M |
| 3 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$29.4M |
| 4 |
SONJCPFA
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund A
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
-$23.3M |
| 5 |
RIM
Rainier Investment Management
Seattle,
Washington
|
-$23.1M |
ALK Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
292 of the 3,096 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alaska Air (ALK) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $4.32B — up 26% from $3.43B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new ALK positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 106 added to existing stakes and 110 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $113M. The largest seller was AJO LP, cutting an estimated $113M.
- 292 institutional investors held Alaska Air (ALK) as of Q3 2013, up from 273 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $4.32B of Alaska Air stock for Q3 2013, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
- 55 funds opened new Alaska Air positions in Q3 2013 and 34 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
- The largest Alaska Air buyer in Q3 2013 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $113M added.
- The largest Alaska Air seller in Q3 2013 was AJO LP, an estimated $113M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.