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716 hedge funds and large institutions have $32.1B invested in Applied Materials in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 118 funds opening new positions, 246 increasing their positions, 252 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

327% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.78B | Put options by funds: $417M

151% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 118 | Existing positions closed: 47

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 18 → 27 (+9)

31% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $24.5B → $32.1B (+$7.6B)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 653 → 716 (+63)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 246 | Existing positions reduced: 252

Holders
716
Holders Change
+63
Holders Change %
+9.65%
% of All Funds
19.1%
Holding in Top 10
27
Holding in Top 10 Change
+9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.72%
New
118
Increased
246
Reduced
252
Closed
47
Calls
$1.78B
Puts
$417M
Net Calls
+$1.37B
Net Calls Change
+$961M

Top Buyers

1
EIP
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
+$132M
2
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
+$112M
3
Winslow Capital Management
Winslow Capital Management
Minnesota
+$99.6M
4
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$85.1M
5
Artisan Partners
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
+$65.9M

Top Sellers

1
GCM
Glenview Capital Management
New York
-$124M
2
HCM
Hoplite Capital Management
New York
-$122M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$115M
4
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$88M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$85.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AMI
326
Amica Mutual Insurance
Rhode Island
$2.92M – – –
LMGAM
327
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.86M +$139K +6,143 +6%
KCM
328
Kempner Capital Management
Texas
$2.83M – – –
WCBA
329
Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates
Tennessee
$2.8M – – –
FA
330
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$2.76M +$299K +13,257 +14%
SAM
331
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$2.75M +$53K +2,349 +2%
BLM
332
Bennett Lawrence Management
New York
$2.74M -$1.44M -63,680 -37%
LMIM
333
Lockheed Martin Investment Management
Maryland
$2.74M -$926K -41,000 -27%
FNT
334
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$2.72M +$334K +14,780 +16%
BCMO
335
Buckingham Capital Management (Ohio)
Ohio
$2.72M -$306K -13,571 -11%
PDN
336
Pensionfund DSM Netherlands
Netherlands
$2.68M – – –
CBOA
337
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
$2.66M -$620K -27,444 -20%
SMDAM
338
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$2.6M -$147K -6,527 -6%
PRC
339
Platte River Capital
Colorado
$2.58M -$2.86M -126,470 -55%
HNB
340
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$2.56M -$83.4K -3,693 -3%
WCA
341
Westover Capital Advisors
Delaware
$2.51M -$174K -7,714 -7%
KC
342
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
$2.47M +$56.6K +2,506 +3%
MMCM
343
Marque Millennium Capital Management
New York
$2.46M – – –
MPA
344
Marvin & Palmer Associates
Delaware
$2.38M -$40.9K -1,810 -2%
BFA
345
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$2.34M -$114K -5,049 -5%
SLI
346
Sumitomo Life Insurance
Japan
$2.33M -$118K -5,212 -5%
SF
347
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$2.3M +$13.8K +612 +0.7%
LSERS
348
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$2.29M -$40.7K -1,800 -2%
MAM
349
Mastrapasqua Asset Management
Tennessee
$2.27M +$2.06M +91,225 New
OI
350
Oakbrook Investments
Illinois
$2.26M -$17.3M -764,881 -89%
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AMAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

716 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Materials (AMAT) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $32.1B — up 31% from $24.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 118 funds opened new AMAT positions and 47 closed out — a net gain of 71 holders — while 246 added to existing stakes and 252 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Epoch Investment Partners, adding an estimated $132M. The largest seller was Glenview Capital Management, cutting an estimated $124M.

  • 716 institutional investors held Applied Materials (AMAT) as of Q4 2014, up from 653 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $32.1B of Applied Materials stock for Q4 2014, up 31% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 118 funds opened new Applied Materials positions in Q4 2014 and 47 closed out, a net change of +71 holders.
  • The largest Applied Materials buyer in Q4 2014 was Epoch Investment Partners, an estimated $132M added.
  • The largest Applied Materials seller in Q4 2014 was Glenview Capital Management, an estimated $124M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.