Applied Materials
AMAT
640 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.8B invested in Applied Materials in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 75 funds opening new positions, 180 increasing their positions, 282 reducing their positions, and 74 closing their positions.
22% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $14.6B → $17.8B (+$3.16B)
15% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $282M | Put options by funds: $245M
13% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 9 (+1)
1% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 75 | Existing positions closed: 74
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 651 → 640 (-11)
36% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 180 | Existing positions reduced: 282
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$357M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$242M |
| 3 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$156M |
| 4 |
VFA
Virtus Fund Advisers
Hartford,
Connecticut
|
+$111M |
| 5 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
+$103M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GCM
Glenview Capital Management
New York
|
-$190M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$186M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$175M |
| 4 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$143M |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$104M |
AMAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
640 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Materials (AMAT) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $17.8B — up 22% from $14.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 75 funds opened new AMAT positions and 74 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 180 added to existing stakes and 282 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $357M. The largest seller was Glenview Capital Management, cutting an estimated $190M.
- 640 institutional investors held Applied Materials (AMAT) as of Q4 2015, down from 651 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $17.8B of Applied Materials stock for Q4 2015, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
- 75 funds opened new Applied Materials positions in Q4 2015 and 74 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Applied Materials buyer in Q4 2015 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $357M added.
- The largest Applied Materials seller in Q4 2015 was Glenview Capital Management, an estimated $190M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.