Applied Materials
AMAT
568 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.6B invested in Applied Materials in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 174 increasing their positions, 246 reducing their positions, and 67 closing their positions.
88% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 15 (+7)
46% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $242M | Put options by funds: $166M
39% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $14.8B → $20.6B (+$5.78B)
7% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 67
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 578 → 568 (-10)
29% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 174 | Existing positions reduced: 246
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Winslow Capital Management
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$283M |
| 2 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$264M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$195M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$169M |
| 5 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$101M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$196M |
| 2 |
KeyBank National Association
Cleveland,
Ohio
|
-$172M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$142M |
| 4 |
TAM
Third Avenue Management
New York
|
-$132M |
| 5 |
IIM
Ivory Investment Management
New York
|
-$52.2M |
AMAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
568 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Materials (AMAT) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $20.6B — up 39% from $14.8B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 67 funds closed out of AMAT and 62 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 246 trimmed existing stakes and 174 added.
The largest buyer was Winslow Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $283M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, cutting an estimated $196M.
- 568 institutional investors held Applied Materials (AMAT) as of Q3 2013, down from 578 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $20.6B of Applied Materials stock for Q3 2013, up 39% quarter-over-quarter.
- 62 funds opened new Applied Materials positions in Q3 2013 and 67 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest Applied Materials buyer in Q3 2013 was Winslow Capital Management, an estimated $283M added.
- The largest Applied Materials seller in Q3 2013 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $196M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.