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607 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.7B invested in Applied Materials in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 195 increasing their positions, 238 reducing their positions, and 55 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

207% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $342M | Put options by funds: $111M

30% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 13 (+3)

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18.7B → $22.7B (+$3.94B)

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 55

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 606 → 607 (+1)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 195 | Existing positions reduced: 238

Holders
607
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.17%
% of All Funds
17.53%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+30%
% of All Funds
0.38%
New
66
Increased
195
Reduced
238
Closed
55
Calls
$342M
Puts
$111M
Net Calls
+$231M
Net Calls Change
+$149M

Top Buyers

1
Artisan Partners
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
+$666M
2
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
+$215M
3
GCM
Glenview Capital Management
New York
+$203M
4
MCM
Mason Capital Management
New York
+$190M
5
Jennison Associates
Jennison Associates
New York
+$170M

Top Sellers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$193M
2
IIS
Ignis Investment Services
United Kingdom
-$185M
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$172M
4
Harris Associates
Harris Associates
Illinois
-$127M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$112M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SSB
601
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$2K +$1.85K +101 New
ACS
602
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$1.16K +$1.05K +57 New
HCC
603
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
MPWT
604
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$653 +$588 +32 New
NFA
605
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
– -$27.9M -1,577,703 Closed
IIS
606
Ignis Investment Services
United Kingdom
– -$185M -1,048,481 Closed
QAM
607
Quentec Asset Management
New York
– -$17.1M -968,770 Closed
SCM
608
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$14.7M -831,946 Closed
ECM
609
Empire Capital Management
Connecticut
– -$9.37M -530,000 Closed
Fidelity International
610
Fidelity International
Bermuda
– -$5.73M -323,800 Closed
AAMU
611
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
– -$4.88M -275,864 Closed
QIM
612
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
– -$3.47M -196,500 Closed
LOM
613
Loeb Offshore Management
New York
– -$2.94M -166,012 Closed
MSU
614
Mizuho Securities USA
New York
– -$2.57M -145,263 Closed
HCM
615
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
– -$2.35M -133,099 Closed
D.E. Shaw & Co
616
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
– -$2.3M -125,139 Closed
EA
617
Evanston Advisors
Illinois
– -$2.01M -113,909 Closed
HCM
618
Huber Capital Management
California
– -$1.77M -100,000 Closed
SFP
619
Santa Fe Partners
New Mexico
– -$1.51M -85,237 Closed
NI
620
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
– -$1.33M -75,300 Closed
BS
621
Bessemer Securities
New York
– -$1.33M -75,000 Closed
DCM
622
Dynamic Capital Management
Jersey
– -$1.29M -73,253 Closed
NIM
623
NuWave Investment Management
New Jersey
– -$1.23M -69,654 Closed
CCIA
624
Campbell & Co Investment Adviser
Maryland
– -$980K -55,434 Closed
Arrowstreet Capital
625
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
– -$896K -50,638 Closed
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AMAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

607 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Materials (AMAT) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $22.7B — up 21% from $18.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 66 funds opened new AMAT positions and 55 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 195 added to existing stakes and 238 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Artisan Partners, adding an estimated $666M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $193M.

  • 607 institutional investors held Applied Materials (AMAT) as of Q1 2014, up from 606 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $22.7B of Applied Materials stock for Q1 2014, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 66 funds opened new Applied Materials positions in Q1 2014 and 55 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Applied Materials buyer in Q1 2014 was Artisan Partners, an estimated $666M added.
  • The largest Applied Materials seller in Q1 2014 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $193M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.