Applied Materials
AMAT
651 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.6B invested in Applied Materials in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 214 increasing their positions, 270 reducing their positions, and 78 closing their positions.
78% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $444M | Put options by funds: $249M
14% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 8 (+1)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 670 → 651 (-19)
21% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 78
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 214 | Existing positions reduced: 270
26% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $19.8B → $14.6B (-$5.12B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harris Associates
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$191M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$154M |
| 3 |
Parnassus Investments
San Francisco,
California
|
+$99.8M |
| 4 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$96.6M |
| 5 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$91.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$296M |
| 2 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$168M |
| 3 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
-$121M |
| 4 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$93.8M |
| 5 |
IIM
Ivory Investment Management
New York
|
-$91.4M |
AMAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
651 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Materials (AMAT) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $14.6B — down 26% from $19.8B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 78 funds closed out of AMAT and 62 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 270 trimmed existing stakes and 214 added.
The largest buyer was Harris Associates, adding an estimated $191M. The largest seller was Artisan Partners, cutting an estimated $296M.
- 651 institutional investors held Applied Materials (AMAT) as of Q3 2015, down from 670 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $14.6B of Applied Materials stock for Q3 2015, down 26% quarter-over-quarter.
- 62 funds opened new Applied Materials positions in Q3 2015 and 78 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
- The largest Applied Materials buyer in Q3 2015 was Harris Associates, an estimated $191M added.
- The largest Applied Materials seller in Q3 2015 was Artisan Partners, an estimated $296M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.