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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
BG
26
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$245M +$22.2M +983,811 +11%
Citadel Advisors
27
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$244M +$30.7M +1,359,345 +16%
Geode Capital Management
28
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$233M +$9.33M +413,147 +5%
American Century Companies
29
American Century Companies
Missouri
$231M -$44.3M -1,959,768 -17%
Coatue Management
30
Coatue Management
New York
$217M -$39.6M -1,753,357 -17%
Norges Bank
31
Norges Bank
Norway
$216M +$43.5M +1,925,630 +28%
Victory Capital Management
32
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$205M +$13.2M +585,688 +8%
AllianceBernstein
33
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$200M -$29.5M -1,307,418 -14%
AWM
34
Ashmore Wealth Management
Delaware
$199M – – –
UBS AM
35
UBS AM
Illinois
$185M -$14.3M -632,127 -8%
SSM
36
Sound Shore Management
Connecticut
$165M -$407K -18,011 -0.3%
ClearBridge Investments
37
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$165M -$6.79M -300,778 -4%
EAM
38
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$153M -$42.1M -1,863,940 -23%
SEI Investments
39
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$149M +$135M +5,959,111 New
Goldman Sachs
40
Goldman Sachs
New York
$143M -$53M -2,348,265 -29%
TG
41
TCW Group
California
$143M +$13.1M +579,854 +11%
Primecap Management
42
Primecap Management
California
$142M -$5.97M -264,500 -4%
Wells Fargo
43
Wells Fargo
California
$137M +$35.1M +1,552,263 +39%
TD Asset Management
44
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$133M +$21.2M +940,514 +21%
PIMC
45
Praesidium Investment Management Company
New York
$132M -$1.91M -84,425 -2%
LCS
46
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
$132M +$15.7M +693,153 +15%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
47
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$126M +$8.68M +384,385 +8%
Legal & General Group
48
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$122M -$1.18M -52,077 -1%
MAI
49
Marble Arch Investments
New York
$114M +$49.5M +2,192,000 +92%
GCM
50
Glenview Capital Management
New York
$113M -$124M -5,512,300 -55%
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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.