Applied Materials
AMAT
2,230 hedge funds and large institutions have $109B invested in Applied Materials in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 304 funds opening new positions, 826 increasing their positions, 812 reducing their positions, and 240 closing their positions.
27% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 304 | Existing positions closed: 240
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,203 → 2,230 (+27)
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 826 | Existing positions reduced: 812
0.18% less ownership
Funds ownership: 79.46% → 79.28% (-0.18%)
18% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $132B → $109B (-$23.4B)
32% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.77B | Put options by funds: $2.62B
43% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 75 → 43 (-32)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$402M |
| 2 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$349M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$347M |
| 4 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$303M |
| 5 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$290M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.27B |
| 2 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$942M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$495M |
| 4 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$461M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$436M |
AMAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review
2,230 of the 7,593 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Materials (AMAT) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $109B — down 18% from $132B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 304 funds opened new AMAT positions and 240 closed out — a net gain of 64 holders — while 826 added to existing stakes and 812 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Qube Research & Technologies (QRT), adding an estimated $402M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $1.27B.
- 2,230 institutional investors held Applied Materials (AMAT) as of Q4 2024, up from 2,203 in Q3 2024.
- Funds reported $109B of Applied Materials stock for Q4 2024, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 304 funds opened new Applied Materials positions in Q4 2024 and 240 closed out, a net change of +64 holders.
- The largest Applied Materials buyer in Q4 2024 was Qube Research & Technologies (QRT), an estimated $402M added.
- The largest Applied Materials seller in Q4 2024 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $1.27B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.