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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
CHC
676
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$18K – – –
SNT
677
Security National Trust
West Virginia
$17K – – –
ST
678
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$17K – – –
CB
679
Community Bank
New York
$16K +$14.6K +648 New
ECM
680
Exchange Capital Management
Michigan
$15K – – –
FFC
681
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$15K – – –
QAM
682
QCI Asset Management
New York
$14K – – –
CAW
683
Cornerstone Advisors (Washington)
Washington
$14K +$1.49K +66 +13%
TFO
684
Tarbox Family Office
California
$13K -$429 -19 -3%
MCM
685
MV Capital Management
Maryland
$13K +$12.2K +540 New
BC
686
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$12K – – –
FANJ
687
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$12K +$10.6K +470 New
PMFA
688
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$11K +$10.2K +450 New
CFA
689
Camarda Financial Advisors
Florida
$10K – – –
WIL
690
Winifred I. Li
$10K – – –
ZTNA
691
Zions Trust National Association
Utah
$10K – – –
KTC
692
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$9K – – –
FWM
693
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$9K +$1.35K +60 +20%
GI
694
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$7K – – –
HRIA
695
Haberer Registered Investment Advisor
Ohio
$7K – – –
RFA
696
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$7K – – –
AC
697
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$5K – – –
AWM
698
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$5K +$4.49K +199 New
CPIG
699
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$5K +$4.52K +200 New
BBHC
700
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$5K +$4.72K +209 New
26 27
28
29 30

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.